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Succulent? ID

9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago

My dads co worker gave It to me, but it just said "succulent" I don't even know if it's actually a succulent! It has a bright purpley red underside.

Thanks!

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  • 9 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Maybe (?) it is Crosby's Compact jade...look at this thread - click me - and compare; last few posts have pics of mine that has been positively ID-ed as such.

  • 9 years ago

    Mine doesn't really have a vibrant color like that but it actually looks a little more reddish than before. The leaves feel rough. Do yours?

  • 9 years ago

    Is it a Crassula streyi? I'm pretty sure it's a crassula, it's really slow growing, but it's shooting out new roots. I'm really bad at IDing plants. I'll post some more pictures when the sun is out.

  • 9 years ago

    Definitely not Crassula streyi:). I thought it could be mini Jade also, but pics with better lighting would help.

  • 9 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Leaves of my jade do not feel rough. They are quite smooth and kind of shiny. I am not familiar with C. streyi - I just googled it. Looks like leaves have some texture...look up Crassula multicava Purple Dragon that is similar to C. streyi. Photo in better light would help.

    ps: Typed same time as Kara.

  • 9 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Better pictures!

    Under (grow light lighting)
    Top (cloudy)

    Side (cloudy)

    roots are very shallow but healthy, growing new white roots from base

  • 9 years ago

    I would have said it’s a Crosby’s Compact too.....but whatever it is, I wouldn’t recommend it’s kept in that glass pot for long. Main reason being.....I suspect it’s got no drainage holes? What kind of mix is it in? It looks dark and maybe too water retentive. Glass magnifies sun and can cook delicate roots, it also promotes algae growth. Best succ mix is half c/s mix and half sieved perlite.

    Has the white mug/sedum type planter to the left got at least one hole?

    Gill

  • 9 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Thanks Gill! Yup, every pot except my glass ones have drainage holes. Since I consider it a unidentified plant, I leave them in a northeast facing window with all my baby plants. The roots shouldnt be too burned since they only get a few hours of direct light in my room, no the rest is filtered light. The sedum morganium (I also got from my dad's co worker) doesn't like that much sun aparrently, so they are there too. :) my soil is the miracle grow cactus soil, they seem to be doing pretty good if I water a bit more sparingly considering it's well draining but moisture rententive.

    does the Crosby compact have a bright red underside? Then maybe it is. I lean toward what Rina said- a C. Multicava red, but it's so small I can't be sure.

  • 9 years ago

    I am not sure that S. morganianum doesn't like sun...I had mine in sun whole Summer long. Best is to judge by it's growth: should be very tight. Once there is stem visible between the leaves = not enough (sun)light. CC has red underside - at least that's what I see on my plants.

  • 9 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Rina,all of them seem to be doing pretty well! It was really sunburned when I left them on a south facing window. They also were given to me with rotten roots (Yikes!) So I had to snip them off. Since they were given to me as cuttings- (same as the unidentified crassula(?))They didn't need much direct sun. I will slowly move them to a west facing window if I can!

    I looked up a crosby compact on google- It looked really glossy and bright green- mine is matte dark green on the older leaves to the top, and all have a very vibrant underside.

  • 9 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Yes, CC is glossier than your plant seems to be. Most jades are. Color could vary, depending on light they receive. My CC get some more green on the leaves during winter, if they get little less light for a while.

    As any other plants, S. morganianum should be acclimatized to stronger light. It could burn easier than some other plants since it is so 'fleshy'. I should have said that they were not in full sun whole day long, but for sure more than 3-4 hours - likely about 5. I have pots of cuttings that spent all the time outdoors in same spot; right now - they are quite compact. Will see if and how much they etiolate once indoors. I have lots of lights, but some plants still get bit less...Stem on far right is original cutting, and so is one growing forward. Rest is new growth - these are growing from the stem not leaves.

    Many are branching:


    JMO - but indoors 'sunlight' that gets thru windows, is seldom strong enough to damage plants - of course, I am talking colder zones.

    ETA: see the damaged tips in 2nd photo? I blame resident chipmunk for that...:)

  • 9 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Mine were given to me really stretched out and over watered, I cut most of the damage off but I will cut off the eiolated parts when it isn't below freezing. Here aren't mine (caution! :,))

    That poor thing!! But It's not a good time to chop off its head.
    These two look all right. I had to cut so much rot off when I got them though :(

    and these that were almost dead, but they are starting to grow roots!! :D

    I have too many burros tail leaves!!

    Thanks for all the ID suggestions btw, I think it might be a C. Multicava purple dragon/red but I'm only 13 so my experience is literally zero! Thanks you guys so much!!!

  • 9 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Thanks for the tips!!