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Stephanie

8 years ago

Hi all! I have a few odd questions about some of my succulents.

1) ID please!

2) is this a crested offspring or is it wishful thinking?

3) is this a disease/pest or just superficial damage?

4) ID and is this brown colour normal?

Thanks everyone for the help!

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8 years ago

last modified: 8 years ago

1. Haworthia cymbiformis

2. Don't know, probably a double-header which I have had before. But I'm not sure; you'll have to keep it growing more to see if the crest rises up.

3. Missed this one. Looks like mechanical damage.

4. Haworthiopsis attenuata. The brown color is normal IFF it isn't squishy. If it is, then it is likely over-watered.

And no, I don't usually include links, I just happened to be looking at that site while waiting for the pasta to be done lol

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Rob Blomquist
8 years ago
#1 Haworthia cymbaformis, I think,

#2 I am not one to ask about this.

#3 It does not look good, what ever it is.

#4 Haworthia attenuata as to the brown, I tip my hat to others.
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rina_Ontario,Canada 5a
8 years ago
As for E. purpusorum - what is the stem like where 2 heads are growing from? Can you see it? Maybe take photo? That would show if just branching or crest. I have one that divided into 2 branches and was hoping for crest but no luck. Yours is amazing with so many heads - I would really like to know if it is crest.

I think marks on the leaves are leftover from damage by some pest, probably chewing on it while still tight rosette, all scabbed over.
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Stephanie
Original Author
8 years ago
@Pagan: the links were really helpful! Thanks for taking the time!! The attenuata isn't squishy so i guess that's a good sign.

Rina: Your excitement is getting me excited haha purpusorum is the only plant i can get to actually have consistently growing babies. Here's a photo, you can be the judge. It's quite difficult to see but there are 2 branches: 1 with 3 heads and the other with 2.

Keeping my fingers crossed!!
rina_Ontario,Canada 5a
8 years ago
Stephanie

I tried to take photo of mine that is two-headed; what I was hoping to be a crest turned out to be branching:
(PS: white/lite spots are not mealies, just a light reflection).

Do you fertilize yours? Or another 'secret' you can share? I wouldn't mine to branch more :)
Stephanie Leung
8 years ago
Rina- mine definitely has two branches but here’s to hoping that they are still crests! ( especially the three headed one) I don’t think I do anything special, I haven’t fertilized this plant once and it’s been completely grown indoors with a light. With other babies, mine either take forever to grow or they stop growing and shrivel :( Here’s a photo from April 2017:
niksouthafrica
8 years ago
#1 looks like it may be cymbiformis var transience.

#2 not going to comment, it's all been said

#3 could be sunburn. These prefer semi shade

#4 attenuata goes brown like that if it was kept in lower light conditions and this changes. It will become green again
rina_Ontario,Canada 5a
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
I do not think #3 is sunburn (I did burn same plant and it looked very different). Plants could be attacked by some bugs or chewed on right on the newest growth which is rosette - and the very center is still small and tight. As leaves grow bigger and rosette 'opens' up more, that damage shows on all damaged leaves in more-or-less regular and circular pattern, as visible in photo #3.