Congrats!
If the leaves are still fairly firm, no need to water.

Josh

Yes they are firm, I will sit on my hands to keep from watering! ;)
Until the sun comes out again.

Thanks Josh!

No prob!
Yes, wait for the sun, and water in the morning if you can.

A 'Hummel's Sunset' is a real gem!

Can't wait for pics. ;)

Josh

Congrats and best of luck w/ur new plants! I'm excited to see pics of them:)

I got 3 pics before my camera battery went dead! LOL Guess I wore it down at Christmas time!

Here is the Aeonium, there is more red IRL than what shows up here

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Hummel's Sunset

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and here is C. capitella, it is very top heavy and it grows straight in the pot, but the soil is so dry it wants to tip.

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Water tomorrow morning, if you can.
Now that I see them, they look thirsty in their small containers.

Josh

Yes, I ordered from gosucculent.com about a month ago and was VERY HAPPY with my order. My plants are healthy, with no problems. I would recommend them to anyone.
I live in Michigan and we have had so many dreary days, that I find myself needing a green fix, so I either order online, or visit a greenhouse in Toledo, OH. Either way, I expand my collection. I know what you mean about being a day-brightener.

Val

Nice plants, good colors (of course even more red against that red background).

FYI: Most reputable nurseries don't ship after the Fall, at least in the Northeast. You being in Michigan, I think it was very risky of them to ship in snowy December.

I'd be supercareful w/ the water, maybe even just let it sit in a saucer of room temp water for a few minutes so it will absorb just a bit from the bottom. This last suggestion is a GUESS, I'd want others' input too.

Josh - if you think she should water, might bottom watering this once be a good idea?

PS to Josh, my P. afra didn't lose its leaves when you said yours did, was OK then. Couple days later I lost track of it & the cold snap hit. I remembered it after a foot of snow - ackkkk. It's sad & dried out looking, I can't decide it it's dying or just thinking about it -- I'm kinda embarrassed to post a pic. ;(PG) Karen

Karen,
a room temp soak from the bottom should be fine to rehydrate these plants. The container is so small that I think the soil-volume will dry before the plant has a chance to rot.

As to the P. afra....don't worry! I've lost a bunch more leaves, too, which makes for a pretty skinny P. afra. However, I finally remembered to water the poor things, and now I can see new growth emerging. Have you watered?

Josh

Karen,

I asked for, and they used a heat pack to send my order.
I have used this method many times and it works well.

Val

They are watered. I have them sitting in a throw away aluminum pie tin. Got a splash of water in the pots and let them sit 5 minutes or so in the water in pan before draining it out.
Thank you everyone!

hey nodakgal,

i've ordered from gosucculents. they were great. i dealt with a guy named Don Nuzzo and he was very knowledgeable and really cared about the plants. i haven't, but wouldn't hesitate to order from him again.

i'm waiting for an order from glasshouseworks. this is the first order. anyone ever order from them before? experiences?

thanks,

Brian.

Brian, a long time ago I ordered from GHW and from what I can see with Go Succulents there is a huge difference in size of plants. I just remember very small plants, I can't remember for sure what I ordered but in my opinion Go Succulents is much better!
I have been very pleased with Old Man Cactus, I ordered from him several years back also.His plants were healthy and looked good.

Brian,

I placed an order with GHW about 2 years ago. Small plants, not many roots and lots of substitutions for plants he didn't have. None survived.
Would NEVER deal with them again!

Val

thanks Val and nodakgal! that's very useful info. i guess i was blinded by their very spiffy website.

Bri.

Brian...I've ordered from Glasshouseworks...very disappointing. Plz. be sure to inspect your new plants very well....and keep away from your current plants. GHW is well known, by many people, for having alot of plants with alot of pests. Best wishes, Patrick

Thanks Patrick. unfortuntely, i got a couple gift certificates for GHW for Christmas so i pretty much have to use them at least for one order. but i will be very care about the pests. thanks!

Bri.

Thanks for info. about the heat pack, I didn't know about that. Sure makes sense!