Please ID my succulent friends
Please ID my succulent friends
Hi all,
I'm a South African and have acquired a few succulents and cacti, mostly been dumped on me from silly people who don't want them anymore or gave up on them. I'm new to gardening in general.
I'd appreciate a few ID's. Any comments on their condition, and any advice would be welcomed. I have posted the cacti in the cacti section.
This one was ridiculously etiolated when I got it. I'm pretty sure this one is very common. It was previously kept in a dark spot. I bought this because it's beautiful, but will be taking it out the glass container because its impractical. I know this is a lithops. Living in South Africa, this is indigenous. I absolutely LOVE my lithops, but am also quite wary because a lot of people struggle with them. He flowered recently. If someone knows some more details about his ID, I will appreciate it.
Comments and recommendations on their condition and care is welcomed.
Thank you for your time
I'm a South African and have acquired a few succulents and cacti, mostly been dumped on me from silly people who don't want them anymore or gave up on them. I'm new to gardening in general.
I'd appreciate a few ID's. Any comments on their condition, and any advice would be welcomed. I have posted the cacti in the cacti section.
This one was ridiculously etiolated when I got it. I'm pretty sure this one is very common. It was previously kept in a dark spot. I bought this because it's beautiful, but will be taking it out the glass container because its impractical. I know this is a lithops. Living in South Africa, this is indigenous. I absolutely LOVE my lithops, but am also quite wary because a lot of people struggle with them. He flowered recently. If someone knows some more details about his ID, I will appreciate it.
Comments and recommendations on their condition and care is welcomed.
Thank you for your time
Re: Please ID my succulent friends
Looks like Lithops hallii, from around Prieska and Hopetown. Rain concentrated in February/March, winters dry, summers hot. Normal treatment in northern Europe is to leave them dry over winter until the old leaves go away, water moderately through late spring and summer into autumn, then stop watering about when the flowers arrive. You may have to adjust this for your own climate. Watering should be thorough but not very often, let them dry out thoroughly before watering again.
--ian
Re: Please ID my succulent friends
Thank you, glad to have some more detail. We have a similar weather pattern were I live in South Africa, but not as hot and dry, as it does not fall under the Karoo region.iann wrote:Looks like Lithops hallii, from around Prieska and Hopetown. Rain concentrated in February/March, winters dry, summers hot. Normal treatment in northern Europe is to leave them dry over winter until the old leaves go away, water moderately through late spring and summer into autumn, then stop watering about when the flowers arrive. You may have to adjust this for your own climate. Watering should be thorough but not very often, let them dry out thoroughly before watering again.
- greenknight
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Re: Please ID my succulent friends
I think #1 is Sedum rubrotinctum.
#2 - the very common Crassula ovatum, commonly known as a Jade Plant.
#3 - Haworthia attenuata
#2 - the very common Crassula ovatum, commonly known as a Jade Plant.
#3 - Haworthia attenuata
Spence
Re: Please ID my succulent friends
Thank you very much greenknight.
Re: Please ID my succulent friends
The 4 th is: Haworthia fasciata.
- mmcavall
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Re: Please ID my succulent friends
What is The difference between H atenuatta and H fasciata? I'M not able to distinguish them and would appreciate any explanation! N. 1 is indeed Sedum pachyphyllum (or Sedum pachyphytum? It looks like people use both names, which one is correct?)
Re: Please ID my succulent friends
Sedum pachyphyllum is the correct name.N. 1 is indeed Sedum pachyphyllum (or Sedum pachyphytum? It looks like people use both names, which one is correct?)
You can check names of good species always on reliable sites such as IPNI:
http://www.ipni.org/ipni/simplePlantNam ... _ipni.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Please ID my succulent friends
thanks eduart, link saved!
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Re: Please ID my succulent friends
S. rubrotinctum is properly Sedum x rubrotinctum, it's a hybrid with pachyphyllum as one of the parents - https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Sedu ... brotinctum" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Yours is probably pachyphyllum, unless it gets much redder.
Yours is probably pachyphyllum, unless it gets much redder.
Spence