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title: "Can anyone help me me identify what my succulent is? I’ve had it…"
description: "Can anyone help me me identify what my succulent is? I’ve had it almost 3 years, left is when I first got it and right is now... Please be kind, I’m just now…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/658b8281a041bc1d8402bb50"
community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Kendra"
published: "2023-12-27T01:48:49.919Z"
language: "en"
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# Can anyone help me me identify what my succulent is? I’ve had it…

_Posted by Kendra on 2023-12-27_

Can anyone help me me identify what my succulent is? I’ve had it almost 3 years, left is when I first got it and right is now... Please be kind, I’m just now realizing it’s maybe not getting the sun it should 🥹

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/hAX4TM1jfPrbk1eAUP-nBD8Ei5vwpcNADVHMT9lRa1E/0622786f07bc412e812cbcc7563833a8.webp?size=large)

## 6 comments

### Adrienne commented on 2023-12-27

Looks like Echeveria purpusorum. It definitely wants more light — it’s very etiolated.

#### Kendra replied on 2023-12-27

Thank you, that is what it looked like as a baby.

#### Adrienne replied on 2023-12-27

New growth might look better, but the old growth will stay how it is. You can either keep it this way, or chop and prop (i.e., cut off a decent portion of the top so it grows new roots from the stem).

#### Kendra replied on 2023-12-27

If I cut. Will the bottom piece continue to live?

#### Adrienne replied on 2023-12-27

Yes it will! It’s actually more secure because it’s already rooted. When I’ve done this in the past, I occasionally lose the top that I chopped off (sometimes it just doesn’t root successfully), but the bottom has always been fine. For example, here is my Echeveria ‘Perle von Nurnberg’ regrowing after I beheaded her :)

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/7eycltMGTdII5hgOooa1kMr3WTlIH3mq7nFRsgfKthI/6753f6ff1a58451c93413dcbdbc6ffba.webp?size=large)

#### Kendra replied on 2023-12-27

Thank you for sharing!!! I feel better considering this option now!! She’s very special to me so I’m hesitant.

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