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Please help ID my new succulent

10 years ago

I bought this a few hours ago and am now doing some research. It looks like an echeveria (scheideckeri, maybe?) The pot has a dime-sized hole for draining.



Any care tips would also be appreciated!

Comments (11)

  • 10 years ago

    It looks to me like more of a Stonecrop Sedum hybrid of some sort than Echeveria, but someone please correct me if I'm wrong. I have a similar plant that was labeled Sedum 'Golden Glow' but the tips of mine might be a tad sharper/more pointy. Hopefully someone comes along with the correct ID.

  • 10 years ago

    They do look similar, thanks for your input!

  • 10 years ago

    Other possibilities include another chubby-leaved succulent Pachyphytum sp. (yours looks a bit similar to P. fittkaui) or hybrids (Pachyphytum x Echeveria = Pachyveria). I'm concerned about the brown and yellow leaves in the pictures though, they look waterlogged (too much water, could easily rot) rather than its natural color, for example if exposed to more light. How is the potting mix? Is it damp/wet? Perhaps it's best to keep it dry for a while, like a week then see how it's doing.

  • 10 years ago

    ...and another question: is there a drainage hole in the container? Not quite sure if I see it correctly, but the plant is in the plastic pot inside of cache pot? - neither would be a problem but the plastic pot is so snug there is no air space at all between it and outer/cache pot. And any water draining out of the pot with holes will just sit at the bottom and will be re-absorbed back to the soil - not so desirable for succulents (or it will just sit at the bottom of the plastic pot making a muck from the soil if no space at all to go). Especially if the soil is water retaining (which I suspect it is just as chuckerfly pointed out).

  • 10 years ago

    The brown leaves were dead ones that had fallen off and were just sitting in the soil. The mix felt completely dry to the touch, so I went ahead and watered it before I saw your comment. I'll keep an eye on the yellow leaves over the next few weeks and see how they do. Thanks!

  • 10 years ago

    @rina, Both the plastic and stone pots have drainage holes. The stone pot actually has ridges at the bottom for the plastic pot to sit on, so it's about 1 cm above the outside drainage hole, if that makes sense. Maybe it was designed that way to prevent the problem you mentioned, although I might be misunderstanding.

  • 10 years ago
    last modified: 10 years ago

    PT

    That is good - surprising, but obviously whoever made/designed the pot understood about drainage (for any plants...except bog plants?). It is quite nice, I would consider buying some. And it could be hung too. Only one more suggestion - I would probably let it 'air' for couple of hours after watering in case of water condensation in such tight fit. But you could try without and check after a while after watering to see if condensation is happening, especially on hot days.

  • 10 years ago

    Yep, I was also pleasantly surprised at how great all of the plants looked while I was shopping. I'll try your suggestion, thanks so much!

  • 10 years ago

    I like the chubby look of the plant with the chubby look of the pot. I'd be tempted to repot directly in the outer pot. For some reason I've gotten this idea that plants don't like to be double potted!

  • 10 years ago

    Why do you say that? And I really love the look as well!

  • 10 years ago

    Well socks, if done correctly double potting is just fine, I've done it w/ some plants for years.

    Lena