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Succulent ID help

9 years ago

Does anyone know what kind of plant this is??

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  • 9 years ago

    To be very blunt - It is very wet and in too much humidity in that container. Needs to be potted in a container that is not being enclosed by anything, with a drainage hole(s) and in fast draining mix, not water retaining soil.

    Containers like that are suitable to grow plants that like more wet and humid conditions - but succulents do not.

  • 9 years ago

    Rina gave you excellent advice. Your plant will die in a terrarium. I grow Rhipsalis cassuta and yours resembles that.

    User thanked odyssey3
  • 9 years ago

    Thanks for that info. I had just watered it prior to taking the picture so it was way more moist than normal.

  • 9 years ago

    The glass will trap humidity and moisture, and the lack of a drainage hole will waterlog your plant. It is a deadly situation right now.

  • 9 years ago

    Chandal

    Everyone says same thing and it is visible from photos. Landscape photos look much better if taken after watering, individual plants (most succulents) do not.

    But the soil is also visible and believe us that it doesn't drain that well. On top of that, if that kind of container is in good light (that succulents need), it will get very humid, and plant could 'cook' if so enclosed.

    All of these remarks are given to help and not to criticize :)

    User thanked rina_Ontario,Canada 5a
  • 9 years ago

    Once again, thanks. Is there a specific type of container that would work best?

  • 9 years ago

    Clay pot with drainage hole in the bottom would be best. They are not expensive.

    User thanked socks
  • 9 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    A half pot would be ideal. These jungle cacti don't grow extensive or deep searching root systems as they grow anongst leaf litter collected in the angle of a branch and a tree trunk or just on the branches themselves. Half pots are just shallower versions of the usual run of the mill plant pot. A new pot around half the diameter of the current container (which I also agree is very unsuitable) would be fine IMHO.

    User thanked greenclaws UK, Zone 8a
  • 9 years ago

    Second vote for a plastic pot. They need a bit of moisture. I moved mine from clay to plastic and it did much better.

  • 9 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    I would like to make clear to OP that because this plant needs little more moisture, that doesn't mean it will do well in the humid, terrarium-type container without any drainage holes and water retaining soil. Plastic pot with drainage holes is just fine, or hopefully you can find half pots greenclaws is mentioning.

  • 9 years ago

    My plant just flowered the other day.....I purchased it on ebay about 2 years ago (in a 4 inch pot) and it's been in the plastic hanging pot since then. I used cactus/succulent potting soil with added perlite (drains pretty quick) and I was surprised it bloomed so well:)

    Thanks, Jeannie :)