If those rocks are glued on top of the Scheflerra I would carefully remove them and repot the plant. Are there drainage holes in that pot?

#2 is Kalanchoe blossfeldiana and doesn't look that great - it could be very wet. It needs well draining potting mix and good light. What kind of soil is it potted in?

Schefflera arboricola, specifically.

The Kal looks like it has powdery mildew or similar condition.

Jami- Thank you, I will move it into bright light now! That was one of my main concerns and I'm glad you said that because I was thinking the opposite since it's leaves are so dark! The rocks aren't glued on and there are drainage holes in the pot! For what reason do you think it needs to be repotted?

Rina- It does seem to need some help with the soil; the top seems compacted but damp. The soil seems to be a fast-draining soil of some type amended with a small amount of perlite. It's not peaty at all.

Tiffany- How do I go about fixing that if that is it's condition?

I only said repot because I thought the rocks were glued to it.

Jami- Gotcha! I was just wondering because I obviously have no clue when to tell if this thing needs a repot or not. I thought it looked like a good size for it's pot but I don't know, it could be too big!

Binks

I would suspect that soil doesn't drain as well as you think. It may not have peat, but is probably too fine and water retentive. Least you can do to improve it is mixing much more sifted perlite - 50% of total volume would help (ppl in hot and humid location use even more perlite).

I does look like powdery mildew or similar fungal disease, these develop easily in wet and humid conditions and not adequate air circulation.

If my plant, I would do the following:

make a better mix

cut all damaged leaves off and discard (fungal disease could spread to other plants)

you may end up with bare stems, but as long as they are not rotting, new leaves will start growing. See photo below - same plant, it was cut down drastically (not because it was rotting/diseased but it was old, leggy and needed rejuvenation):

These leaves started to grow within about a week or so after cutting. Plant will soon look similar to this (all of those leaves grew on same 'stick' as you see above):Potting mix I use for succulents is made of grit, sifted perlite and some pumice - no soil at all. You don't have to do the same, but adding lots of perlite would help a lot.

Make sure that you water when potting mix is almost dry deep down - easy to find out by sticking a bamboo skewer or a chopstick deep inside of pot. If it comes out damp and/or small particles sticking to it, there is still enough moisture and do not water. Another sign to water is when leaves start getting limp - but there is no reason to keep waiting for that all the times...Do not let pot sitting in a saucer full of water after watering (or rain). I believe that plant would benefit from being outdoors if you possible, and that would also improve air circulation.

Rina,

Wow, thank you for the great advice and example! (: I will definitely repot into better soil mix. I currently use MG C&S soil amended with 60% sifted perlite which has been doing my other succulents well. I looked into doing a soil-less mix but I don't think that would be suitable for me in regards to keeping up with watering!

I thinks it's a good idea to get this plant outside as well. I will do that tomorrow and be sure to keep it out of the rain when it comes. I'll probably try to get the other plant outside as well!