Hi, 1. A colleague of mine has give me this cactus saying, that she took the cuttings from the motherplant, which is about 120 years old (inherited from grandmother who had it for ages aswell). Would that be possible? Could please someone tell me what this cactus is, as she doesn't know the name of it either? 2. These ones are from work, I have taken cuttings and have planted them. 3. 4. These ones I have bought some years ago and suddenly this year they have started flowering like crazy. I had only bought a single plant and it has multiplied immensly. 5. That one was in the house when we moved in. I am posting loads of messages at the moment, as I am in the process to learn more about these plants and am new to proper gardening aswell... and plant rescue. Thank you for you help!
I'm very new, so these are just guesses. The two from work are an Aloe vera and a Christmas cactus, respectively. The one that was there when you moved in is a haworthia. There are many knowledgeable folks on here who can id them for you, and fairly soon I would suspect. Good luck!
1 epiphyllum 2 aloe 3 christmas cactus or similar (easter or thanksgiving) 4 a closer-up pic would help...could be hens & chicks or aloe or haworthia. 5 haworthia
Hi, thanks for the ID's, I have attached more detailed photos of plant 4. Plant 2 looks very similar, but is much bigger. I always imagined aloe to have long leaves. I guess there are loads of different varieties. Plant 4: Plant 5: After some research I think plant 4 might be Haworthia translucens and Plant 2 might be either Haworthia margaritifera or Haworthia attenuata. any idea?
thanks for the closer pics... 4 is definitely haworthia - i'm not knowledgeable enough about them yet to be able to offer an actual id. you might be right though with what you found. the last pic, marked plant 2, is not the same plant as the first one marked 2. this one could be an aloe or a haworthia. or even a cross. there are hundreds of each and they can cross-polinate so there are a ton of hybrids too.
The original pix are too dark for good ID. The repost of #4 is a Haworthia. There are several Haworthia websites where you can find a picture with the species name. H. translucens is a good match. The repost of #5 is Aloe aristata, a species often mistaken for a Haworthia but has typical Aloe flowers when it blooms. Why didn't you include a picture of the flowers too?
Now that they all appear to be pretty well identified, I just want to say that all are looking far too green. I suspect that they are not getting enough light, and should be moved into a brighter location, including under a tree outside. Please don't move them directly outside in full sun, as they will burn quite awfully. They should go out into a shady location, and after a week a less shady location and after a week, a part sun location, and then full sun after a week or so of part sun. The Epiphyllum and Schlumberga (Christmas Cactus) may prefer part sun, but the rest will like the full day of sun. These plants will reduce their greenness somewhat, but that is natural and the plants will actually look more like they should. None of these plants will be very happy outside below 50F so bring them in for the winter, and give them a sunny window. If you can't get them outside, put them on the sill of south, east or west window.
