Help ID this Collection

[PachyRich]

Got this for my birthday from a friend. I recognize the Elephant Bush and the Aloe Vera (probably), but there are two others I don't know. Can anyone help?

Follow up: Should I keep them together or break them apart?

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[PachyRich]

I think I've got the lower left ID'd as Kalanchoe Marmorata. Now all I need is the finger-like plant that looks like Senecio Serpens (which it could be except for the coloration).

[Saxicola]

I agree on the Kalanchoe ID. Can you take a picture of the blue plant from the side? It is probably some sort of Crassulaceae.

There is no way you can keep them in the same pot. The Portulacaria can become a 8 foot tall bush. My K. mamorata is about 3 feet wide and 3 feet tall, and my Aloe vera is 2.5 feet tall with more offsets than I can count and has spread over about a 3' diameter itself. Virtually no mixed pot of succulents you see for sale is intended to be grown together for more than a few months to a year at most.

[greenknight]

Right, and they're already really crowded. I think they've reached the end of the period they can comfortably grow together in that pot, they need to be split up.

[Rosemarie]

Yes, Portulacaria afra & a variegated one (Elephant Bush)
Could be Aloe vera v. chinensis
Yes, Kalanchoe marmorata
Cotyledon 'White Sprite'

[PachyRich]

Thank you all for your input!

Here's a better pic of the blue crass.

Just so happens I saw it in a nursery today. It was labeled Cotyledon "Chalk Fingers" Looking on the web, I see it also may be "Lady Fingers", but "White Sprite" looks better yet. Scientific name looks like C. Orbiculata v. Oblanga, but not 100% sure. By any name it's striking.

[Rosemarie]

It is not clear which variety of Cotyledon orbiculata it is derived from, but its cultivar name is 'White Sprite'. It is not a Crassula.

[Saxicola]

It is not clear which variety of Cotyledon orbiculata it is derived from, but its cultivar name is 'White Sprite'. It is not a Crassula.

He may have called it a "Crass" because I said it was some sort of Crassulaceae before you came along and more accurately identified it. Just to clarify to the OP or anyone else that might not understand, we were both correct but Rosemary was much more precise in her identification while I just put it to family.

[Rosemarie]

Thanks for that clarification, Kyle. I should've caught that misinterpretation. All is good!