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11 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago

I have these little pink plantlets that have all sprouted up...at at once it seems. I have some others that are bluish/gray. I stopped counting at 75! there are 9 in this area alone. This growth was not intentional on my part. Do you think I should detach them eventually or let them be?

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  • 11 years ago

    I would let them be and see how many pop up! What plant is this btw, flipping cute!

  • 11 years ago

    Minty- It's a plain old Graptopetalum 'pinky.'

  • 11 years ago

    Too cute. You think it will just grow in a large bunching mound?

  • 11 years ago

    Nicholas- These usually grow one rosette on an ever lengthening stem which can start to trail over a container. It seems that wherever a leaf detaches or falls off a new rosette will grow in its place.

    Once in a blue moon some will form a cristate form. If one does not like the "leggy" look of the plant, you can behead the rosette. Several new rosettes usually form where it was snipped.

    The "legginess" of this plant and others in the same family are not etiolation, just a natural trait to trail which in this case is what I want.

    Sadly, for me, the pastel pinks, butterscotch colors fade as the plant ages. Mine develop blue/gray colors with hints of pink.

  • 11 years ago
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    Rina- they are! some have two or more on the same stem!

  • 11 years ago

    I have a blue one that looks quite a bit like this. I need to cut the head off as its hanging over the bowl. The bowl is all over grown anyways though.

  • 11 years ago

    Can you show me a picture of it? Before you hack it to death, lol.

  • 11 years ago

    It's certainly not the same species as yours but the stem looks somewhat similar. It's been neglected for quite some time and you can see some damage on the leaves from the bromeliads next to it. I purchased this this concrete container at a farmers market like 2 years ago.

    The blue tones didn't really come through with the camera on my phone but you get the idea.

  • 11 years ago

    Thanks Neil, I guess the reason I was asking is that beautiful pastel-pink color looks like the wishlist plants, but alas it changes color. Don't you wish there were a lot more cream and pastel shaded succulents in circulation?

  • 11 years ago

    It's hard for a plant to live if it's not green :)

  • 11 years ago

    Minty- Yes I do and you know it, lol!

  • 11 years ago

    That'll make something I assume similar to what sedum morgana(sp?), but much more bubbly! Since they are so close together, growing from the stem, it won't look etoliated but full.

  • 11 years ago

    Nicholas? What are you talking about?? That is a beautiful plant. Must you hack it? They have a natural tendency to trail. I would take some of the lower leaves and propagate those and let them trail too. don't you think a bunch trailing over the container would look spectacular? or even in a hanging basket!

    Can you ID?

    appears to be similar to a pachyphytum hookeri? pachyveria?

  • 11 years ago

    Lati- Can you post some pics of all your plants? Thanks.

  • 11 years ago

    Neil, I would love some cuttings if you have extras! I have some variegated black prince leaves cuttings for trades! I can't guarantee if the baby plantlets will continue to maintain the variegation though.

  • 11 years ago

    All of my plants? Do you keep all of your plants in one place? Maybe I can gather them all in the driveway for a family picture. Wait.....that leaves out the vegetables on the roof.

  • 11 years ago

    Bernard- I want the Lauii. I know you have dozens of them. I want all of them!, lol. I will save some for you but wait til they're a bit bigger so I can cut them off the stem properly.

  • 11 years ago

    Bernard- Thanks for the offering of the trade but you know the rule "no more plants." So instead, I would like a chili-cheese dog from Coney Island with some Nathan's fries of course and a Pepperoni slice with mushroom from my favorite pizzeria across from where St. Vincents used to be. Thank YOU!!

  • 11 years ago

    How long has St. Vincent not been there?

  • 11 years ago

    Lasticcaudex- Yes ALL OF THEM. I want them in individual photos also. with Tags.

  • 11 years ago

    Lasticcaudex- St Vincents has been gone for about 3 years now I think.

  • 11 years ago

    Care to clue me into the joke too?

  • 11 years ago

    Neil I have no idea what the ID is on it as I'm still really terrible at that. But I can show you what the container looked like when I got it. It's possibly the only arrangement that seems to have been done well. It's in a sort of gritty mix and the concrete container is extremely porous.

    And here is how the neglected container looks today. after not having been watered for... I'm not sure how long.

    not sure what the one on the right side is but I had to give it a hair cut a few months back because it was draped and trailing over the table and the cats kept trying to trim it like they do the bromeliads, but not knowing what it is I was concerned it may be poisonous to them.

  • 11 years ago
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    That trailing succulent on right back looks like sedum rupestre 'Angelina'; did it flower? It is different color in second photo - has it been in different location (less light) for a while?

  • 11 years ago
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    It is now getting a bit more light. In our my house it only got east sun for about 3-4 hours. It now gets like 3-4 hours in the morning and another 3-4 hours in the evening.

    I need to remove them all, I think they are starting to compete and kill each other off. I'm just scared to remove them as 1) I can't buy the parts for gritty yet, 2) I've run out of pots (though some terracotta would be cheap) and 3) I'm afraid to damage them with everything so tangled.

  • 11 years ago
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    When the roots dry, they normally come apart pretty easy. The good news is, you can always just take cuttings of everything to pot up individually and leave the mother plant the way she is?

    ive been known to use juice bottles, styrofoam and plastic cups for pots. Poke some holes in the bottom and along th bottom but on the sides. If the container is especially tall, I poke holes in the sides to help with air flow (just a regular push pin).

  • 11 years ago

    The closer up pic seems to be a pachyphytum. I like the concrete container too. The lower leaves will eventually come off. I would take some now to propagate.

  • 11 years ago

    Angelina is very hardy, I grow it outdoors year-round (in Canada). And so easy to propagate, any broken stem will root.

  • 11 years ago

    Thanks for the suggestions and information everyone. I'll try it out and see if I can't get some new plants in the process.