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Dave_opuntiaface
I had a little consultation with a “blogger” (sucsforyou, but she is a lot more than a rando internet source) about my grow lights, specifically the ones that give off heat. It was as easy as “use your fan, hang your light higher.”
Somehow, that inspired me to pull trigger on an Echinocactus/Kroenleinia grusonii. It’s obvs not a huge find, as these make up about 20% of the Home Depot plastic flower and googly eyes plants. I’ve just waited to have the right pot (thrifted) and hear one of them yell at me from the shelf. Pictured also is what’s growing in the back of the shop (Cactus and Tropicals in SLC, Utah).
That pot holder did not save me, and I took that photo quickly so I could dislodge the plant from my hand.
Danny
I got this Sansevaria (i have NO idea if that’s spelt right Lol!) a couple months back. I only recently got the supplies to make soil mixes myself- bag of potting sand, orchid bark, perlite- and decided to do a soil swap on this boy as the soil was staying wet for so long and i was starting to worry it would develop root rot. Whilst swapping the soil, i made a spontaneous decision to separate these two plants! they looked too all-over-the-place together, and i think i’ll enjoy the look of them much more now that they are separated. The plant in the terracotta pot may be a little too big for the small size pot, but it was the only one i had on standby, so i’ll consider it a sort of experiment! the leaves weren’t in good condition when i bought the plant, but the new little baby leaves seem mostly happy to me so far:)
Mia
Hi, my string of hearts still isn't doing well, it's barely surviving not thriving like a lot of the other photos I see and I'm wondering what I'm doing wrong.
𝓒𝓪𝓻𝓶𝓲'𝓼 𝓞𝓪𝓼𝓲𝓼
I’m trying succulents again… I’m finally doing better! Here’s my favorite, the Panda Plant! And the mother of thousands! And I bought these small ones because they are called “Fairy Farts” any help is appreciated!! 🦋🐞🪴🦎🏜️🌵
Cherrybergher
Christmas Carol Aloe is putting out a nice bloom.
Blue
Does anyone know what type of plant this is?
FloridaMadison
It bloomed!!! starfish cactus already attracting flies, so cool!!
Dave_opuntiaface
The red spines protruding over the rim like fingernails kill me. I have Halloween on the brain, and this scene gives me “skeleton’s hand appears, jump scare, more fingers reach out, skeleton crawls out of grave” vibes.
Dusty has lived in a sunny window since day one. Flowers started around day three. It’s such a sweet plant I mistook for Copiapoa (insert vague species name here). It took a lot of digging (no pun) to identify. As I was doing so - and every time I dive into identification - all I could think was “evolution is nuts” when imagining how the few things separating the species is driven by which crappy environment a bat or the wind etc. drops their seeds. Not a deep thought, just another “wow” over succulents.
Dave_opuntiaface
This has been a weird plant to grow. Despite any advice, I water it a couple of days after it starts to shrivel. I have also misted it………..which isn’t in any book. My turning point on “just water it” was based on a video of someone growing theirs hydroponically, which just did not compute.
The stems were white and pink until I exposed it to full sun a few months ago. They are kind of crisp, but didn’t seem to affect anything.
The yellow leaves could be from all that water, but they don’t seem to do any harm. They are more like platforms for however many new leaves they can hold.
I tried to propagate a clipping to no avail. Wouldn’t it be cool so see an ice plant growing out of a pile of garbage in a landfill? That’s my dream for all the discarded plant bits. Future inhabitants are going to flip when they see it.
Holy cow it has grown.
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Mrs. Yellowish hymn
This guy fell off the table yesterday and the sun got to it. I just moved him outside thinking he would be happier. Is he salvageable? How do you grow plants from the leaves? I tried laying them out on soil but they keep dying 🤦🏻♀️ Any help would be appreciated.
Rachel
Someone send help…is it dying? Do they go dormant? It’s my sons and he’s gonna be mad if I kill it 😂
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CarpeNoctem
Brought my plants in over the weekend since fall temps are dropping (in Oklahoma).
Got a particularly “dramatic” pic of my Mother of a Thousand and a separate pic of her in light.
Dave_opuntiaface
Images from a friend at his parents’ house in St. George, Utah. Plants of an old cowboy.
Dave_opuntiaface
$4 plant, $2 thrift store pot (obviously someone’s ceramics final), and then wait. These are so slow to grow, and their ability to take the hottest days without sweating is impressive.
Dave_opuntiaface
Despite repotting, I had a nice surprise this week.
Repotting this one was a gentle process of lifting - the roots on these are real bizarre and shallow - and placing, if that makes sense. No rigorous overhaul, just a needed bug check, back into a mix of pumice, soil and clay pebbles.
I accidentally outed the seller in the one pic. She is a local who grows these and Astrophytum from seed 🤘🤘Check the stunning Astrophytum in my collection. All her (and her mom, who apparently has some 50-year old cactuses kicking around the house).
(Image of the roots is not mine)
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Emma
Hey! I’m very new to plants and I just bought some cactuses. I bought the one shown in the photo and it seems dead at the bottom (was there when I bought it) is it healthy? How should I care for it?
Joy
Happy Sunday everyone!! This is my first try with the string of pearls… I know that they can be very tough to take care of… I’m obviously having a hard time… Any help would be greatly appreciate it..😁
Cherrybergher
Dec 2022 to today. Echeveria agavoides wild horse. I had to move succulents from around it again today because it was blocking their light. Craziest growth I have seen in my indoor succulents.
DanishGramma
Has anyone seen this before? It’s supposed to be an Aoenium lindleyi (Irish Bouquet)
Mia
The perfect succulent pots (10cm wide and 5cm deep).
