Haven't posted a pic of my Aloe plants in awhile. In the last few months, the pup "junior" has been struggling. I'm not sure why, but i've moved it into a better window in hopes that it will do better.
The other plants are doing well, to the point where I can no longer tell which one was the weaker one when i first got them. Unfortunately one of them I've forgotten to rotate so it's got a pretty obvious tilt.
🪴 This week I got a succulent plant to grow. It's the first time ever that I have a plant for myself. Wish me luck into trying to keep the little green alive. Tips appreciated.
Despite the physical changes and now just wanting to curl up in my bed and cry, I did manage to get my #PlantMail potted up today.
This week’s newbies are:
Echeveria Sea Dragon
Echeveria Ballerina
Echeveria Tolimanensis Hybrid
Echeveria Laui x Strictiflora Nova
Echeveria Edgy
I also repotted my Echeveria Neon Breakers that was bursting out of her pot with lots of babies. I forgot to get a pic before she went back out under the frost cloth but she looks little in her new pot despite desperately needing the size upgrade.
I went more than a little overboard online plant shopping this week so next week’s post will be a big one!
seen about town: a succulent (haworthia / haworthiopsis most likely) in a macrame hanger on someone's rearview mirror. hard to tell but it looks real. would this actually work?? if so it is not helping me stem the succulent addiction
here in Ontario most of us need grow lights if we want enough light to keep succulents from getting leggy. but grow lights can be difficult to set up.
this one here is a common grow light from Home Depot, fastened to what is actually a cheap shoe rack. turns out it's the perfect height to suspend the light, & it fits in tight spaces.
today's plant is a variegated Portulacaria Afra. this one started from cuttings off my tiny bonsai version. the cuttings now dwarf the mother plant.
P. afra (elephant bush) is a great succulent because it's easy care, responds well to pruning, and is nontoxic to humans and pets. in fact the leaves are edible, and some people sprinkle them on salads etc. for a bit of tang. the variegated types are slower growing than the 'wild' type.
#SevenOnSunday#houseplant edition + #MothersDay edition! Happy Mother's Day to all: here's to all who have nurtured and raised us- whether they were birth mothers, adoptive or foster mothers, grandmothers, big sisters, aunts, house mothers, Great Earth Mother or any kind of mother! and may we all find in ourselves the spirit of nurturing and encouraging for one another, our fellow species and planet! plant details in replies @plants#florespondence#IndoorGardening#succulents#tropicals
This week’s #PlantMail potted up. It’s been a tough week with the #LongCovid fatigue hitting me particularly hard so they didn’t get potted up until yesterday afternoon despite having all arrived by Thursday.
Echeveria Dream Fantasia
Echeveria Pagoda
Pachyphytum Bubblegum
Cotelydon Choco Line
Echeveria Purple Delight Variegata (cutting)
Echeveria Purple Delight Reverse Variegata (They are a whole lot lighter in person than the sales pictures and may not survive due to lack of colour through which to photosynthesise. Usually you’d leave practically albino ones like this on the mother plant)
This lovely didn't need a new pot, but did need to be shaken out and repotted with more soil. Since the procedure, all signs of stress have disappeared, and its been shooting out lots of new leaves!