Hi everyone! I'm brand new to the world of succulents and have received these as a gift. I don't know what kind of succulents they are and would appreciate any and all help in ID-ing them, as I want to provide the best possible care for them. Just a bit more information, in case it's not evident from my pix: the first plant is super tiny and rock hard. The "branches" are about half the width of a pencil. The second plant spreads a bit... it was from a large "bush" of sorts with lots of brown stems. The third has lots of tiny, soft whiskers or hairs on it. Thanks!
1 - don't know 2 - aeonium, sempervivum or echeveria 3 - can't recall the name at the moment... 4 - graptopetalum or graptoveria or a cross, could also be a crassula (or a cross with one of the others) 5 - COOL looking plant!! i'm going to say some type of kalanchoe - something about the color pattern reminds me of one of them as does the leaf growth. not sure about it though
That last one's common name is Mother of Thousands/Millions. Be vey careful with this one as each leaf that drops, will bring another plant etc hence the common name. If I were you I wouldn't put it in the ground. Ed
First one might be Sedum burrito (Donkey's tails) I'd lean more towards Sempervivum or Echeverria for Number two; young Aeonium is normally much tighter in its rosettes. Number three may also be Sedum of some sort. Agree with Joc and Ed that the last one is a Kalanchoe of some sort (common names Mother of Thousands) If you value your lawn or other plants, do not let it near open or semipopulated dirt.
Oh is that last one the plant that also goes by the name of, "Mexican Hat Plant"? Yeah, it's cool to look at but unless you're somewhere it's really too cold for it to grow I've heard it can be extremely aggressive, much worse than bamboo or mint, even --- yikes! "Be carefull with that plant, Eugene ..."
Mexican Hat Plant Kalanchoe diagremontania or K. pinnata is indeed a Kalanchoe, but the one above is closer to Mother of Thousands Kalanchoe delagoensis or sometimes K. diagremontania. The problem, of course, comes from common names, since both Mexican Hats and Mother of Thousands are used for numerous species of Kalanchoes. I personally associate "Mexican Hats" with Kalanchoes of very broad-leafed habit, and "Mother of Thousands" with narrow-leafed varieties. Mother of Thousands K. delagoensis took over an entire hill at one of the places where I lived. I couldn't pull them up fast enough. Finally I just resigned myself to being overrun by them. It was much more of a "Feed me, Seymour" moment, I think....
3 is a cotyledon. 'bears paws' maybe. i was going to say 'mother of thousands' for the kalanchoe...it doesn't look like the one i have though. the babies look similar...the leave growth on the main plant is different.
I am new to all of this and want to learn more, hence I signed up to this forum. The first one does look like a Donkey's Tail, although the variety I have ever seen was not as tightly compacted, did not have such texture and the individual pieces (lack of better words) were rounder.
From what I've experienced, the compactness and flatness of the leaflets on S. burrito varies with age and care. That one's pretty young, and what I've seen is that the younger plants tend to be more compact than older ones. This said, upon looking closer it may also be a Euphorbia myrsinites....
Thanks for the information on the Donkey's Tail, Lorax (I love that book). I am hoping to learn a lot from this forum. I have really found such wonderful stress free moments in my yard.
Thanks for the suggestion. I looked up the Panda Plant and it seems to have these little serrated paw-like tips... Mine doesn't. Does that mean they will form later, when it's more mature? Or do some just not have the spiky tips?
1) Crassula muscosa (Watch Chain) 2) x Graptoveria (but not really sure) 3) I was also targeting towards a Cotyledon... 4) Sedum of some sort 5) Kalanchoe tubiflora
I agree with some IDs. :) 1. Crassula muscosa (previously C. lycopodioides), Watch Chain 2. Aeonium (possibly A. decorum 'Variegata') 3. Echeveria pulvinata 'Frosty' 4. Graptopetalum paraguayense, Ghost Plant (looks like it's had some sun) 5. Bryophyllum tubiflorum / Kalanchoe tubiflora OR Bryophyllum delagoense / Kalanchoe delagoensis, Chandelier Plant -not sure which name is currently being used. That's my 2¢! :D Welcome to the world of succulents! I'm sure you'll love it!
