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title: "hi all!! i was recently gifted this little guy, and i was told what…"
description: "hi all!! i was recently gifted this little guy, and i was told what type of plant it was, but i absolutely cannot remember it! i tried googling a bit to no…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
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published: "2025-03-25T02:22:55.080271Z"
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# hi all!! i was recently gifted this little guy, and i was told what…

_Posted by Alex on 2025-03-25_

hi all!! i was recently gifted this little guy, and i was told what type of plant it was, but i absolutely cannot remember it! i tried googling a bit to no avail. i’m pretty sure that it’s some type of succulent, but i might be misremembering. any ideas what it is?

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## 7 comments

### Tokkomio commented on 2025-03-25

Crassula perforata! Looks like the verigated version

#### Alex replied on 2025-03-25

thank you so much omg!! googling pictures of it, mine’s looking a bit sad😅 but knowing what it is definitely helps, i appreciate it :)

### Phil commented on 2025-03-25

Also known as String of Buttons. Was that the name they told you? You need to research “soil for succulents” and “etoliated”. Soil needs more grit from what I can see, and your plant is very etoliated.

#### Alex replied on 2025-03-25

yeah, that does sound familiar! i do have it in a succulent soil mix, but i was thinking it probably needs more light. i got it a week or so ago and was already like this, so i was waiting to see if my setup has enough light for it! i’m not sure if it will though and i might move it soon

### Basil commented on 2025-03-25

these are deceptively fast growers! it'll be twice that size in a couple months given enough light

#### Alex replied on 2025-03-25

good to know!!!

### DanishGramma commented on 2025-03-25

I’m sorry but I’m not convinced that you have a string of buttons. It looks more like Crassula Pellucida to me. I have both plants and after a closer look at them versus yours, it’s too small for a perforata. I’ll add a couple pictures for you to see what I’m looking at. 1st is perforata 2nd is pellucida

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