I’ve only seen them offered on Etsy, Fairy Blooms, Facebook succulent marketplace. But I have never seen one offered for $45 just saying not sure if you will find one for less than that :/

For less than $45 is what I meant to say

Tee Dee cactus have them for auction quite often and they do go for that price range of $35. Someone beat me to it the time I tried to get one :( On the look out locally but can't seem to find any!

Alain, if mine ever pups I gotcha;). I keep telling myself one day;). I keep telling myself the same with my Tephrocactus geometricus. It’s been one lonely ball for two years now;)! I guess it’ll make it all that more special when it does happen.

Kara, that'd be great, fingers crossed :) Funny you'd mentioned the geometricus Missed out on a tiny little ball tonight that went for around $45!!!

Okay so if you all pretty much ch agree that’s the going price, I’ll just keep watching and keep fingers crossed that I can get one reasonably . Thanks!!

HA!! I got one, I ordered it today, from the US and shipping priority mail!! YES, it was expensive...but I’m so excited, I hope it survives in my home, I know this one is finicky. It’s an established plant being shipped in its 3.5” pot so.... Collection is growing!!

Thanks for the guidance on prices!!

Okay so my CC has two broken leaves... I am going to leave them alone because I’m so afraid to clip them off for fear of disturbing the plant.

Do you think I’m doing the right thing? I want to let it acclimate first and hopefully it won’t die... this happens while unpacking the plant when it arrived. Also, is this pot too big? It’s what it came in and I didn’t want to repot just yet...

Thanks.

Mine was in just as bad of shape, so don’t worry;).

Personally I would leave it be for now. No water for a week, and when you do water, it would be best to water from bottom. If you have questions on how to do that just ask;). Give it bright filtered light for a week or two. Then acclimate to stronger light. I’ve noticed these guys don’t like the heat too much. Especially when small, they just kinda melt. When mine was small the leaves felt flimsy, that goes away once the echie gets bigger. The green color turns more blue too.

If you don’t mind what’s your hardiness zone it helps when giving advice. Do you plain on keeping your new Echeveria outside/inside?

Hi!! And thanks for the great advice! I’m in Rowley, MA, so I think I’m in 6a/6b... and I plan on keeping all my succulents inside at a south facing window.

Right now this one is behind sheers and I’ll expose it more and more every week.

i actually did give it a tiny bit of water arou the edge of the pot with a squeeze bottle, but really only a few drops...

The leaves actually feel pretty good so I’m hoping for the best! Thanks again, any advice is so appreciated!

So far, I’ve collected 30+ varietie, but my husband said “give it a rest for a bit....”

I’m just gonna put this thought into your brain now that I know your zone, and you have a little time to think about it;). You may want to get some grow lights for the winter. Echeveria and plants in the Crassulaceae family are really difficult to keep nice and compact when growing inside. Especially during the winter. Echeveria will slow down their growth in the winter, but they don’t completely go dormant like other succulents for example many cactus.

Maybe just get a small little set up for your favs like your little Compton Carousel:).

Keep your eye out for signs of etiolation. The center growth of your Echeveria will tell you early on it’s not getting enough light. If your paying attention;).

Here’s an example of what I mean. This pass winter I had brought this echie in for a week or two. Can’t remember why, but I put it by my south facing window.

Look at the center growth how it’s opening up and the color is off.

This is how it should look in the center.

Another example of what to look out for. There should be no stretching and space between leaves. Should be all tight and compact;).

The pic above is plants totally etiolated, but the first pic of the Echeveria is easy to come back from. No beheading involved. I just would hate for you to have to behead your new Compton Carousel.

Actually I DO have a grow light set up already (I propagated a bunch of AV leaves). It’s only one light fixture, two bulbs, 24” long. I don’t know what strength it is but it was bought as a grow light set up.

I also have have a heating pad for plants that keeps them at about 80 degrees...it doesn’t have a control on it though, just on/off. Would that help over the winter?

Thank you so much for your input!

I don’t think you need to use the heating mat. The lights alone and your warm home should be fine;).

Alright thanks!