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Winter months


So today I moved my succulents to work so they get more direct sunlight all day since I’m the winter months at my apartment I don’t get much direct sunlight. The one on the very end on the right is starting to lose leaves and turn yellowish towards the bottom. What should I do?

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  • 8 years ago

    I am looking at that lonely plant in the middle...are there any more in that container? If not, it is very oversized. And what is the plant? I am not sure which plant you are concerned abut - the fuzzy, shrub-like plant = looking at the pic it is on left. I can't see plant on other end...

  • 8 years ago

  • 8 years ago
    last modified: 8 years ago

    It looks fine to me except it could use more sunlight..I would brush/clean off the top of the mix and put stones or just keep it clean of debris that could rot..Looks like it's going to start showing a trunk loosing the bottom leaves. I would also pull off the weaker sick looking leaves at the bottom.. The top ones look pretty good for what little sun you did give it)

    Rina might have something else in mind)..She know more than I do by the looks of all her beauties!

  • 8 years ago

    Sorry rina posted the pics after you had commented. Since moving them to my work today they will get at least 6 hours of light a day if not more. Hoping this helps all of them


    rina- it is lonely. Currently looking for more to put in there. I just put it in the big pot about a week or so ago.

  • 8 years ago
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    That looks like E. shaviana to me:


    It is normal for lowest leaves to dry up and fall off - that's what it looks like to me. If they get very yellowish, almost translucent, and soft rather than crispy dry, it would be water issue. But, if you don't mind, I would really improve 'soil' - it may have been mentioned to you on other posts so forgive me for bringing it up. Much more coarse perlite or pumice and even grit would improve your mix. Your pots are bit large - and if you like them that's OK, but there has to be very good drainage. That includes container = drainage holes, and the mix.

    Some echeverias (like shaviana, or Topsy Turvy and some others), like to grow longer stems as they get 'older'. That's when they should be beheaded - but I would not do it yet. Mike is correct, just pick off those dry leaves. Offset growing below will get more light :)

    Additional sunlight should help :) Looks like the window is not obstructed and that is a + too.

    I was asking about 'lonely' plant since not sure what it is; looks like it may be sempervivum? If so, they prefer growing outdoors year round - they are hardy succulents. I have similar planter - terracotta - with quite a few Tricolor jades in it (and few other plants):

    You can also see the mix they are in - lots of grit, coarse perlite and some turface.

  • 8 years ago

    It is a shaviana echeverias! And the leaves dry up and fall so that’s a plus I guess since I’m not over watering. The pot does have a hole. And as far as the soil I was going to remove it and mix more perlite to the soil but the pup popped up so I’m scared to do so now

    with my supervivium I was going to grow outdoors but IL gets so bitter cold in the winter I didn’t know if it would survive. Do you think it’ll be okay if it lives in the window or should I just put it outside?