Hello! I wanted to see if i might be able to identify some of the succulents and cactus that I have in hopes i might be able to better care for them. Im attaching two photos with the same numbering... the photo on the right (w/ the white cuttingboard) was in december... the second was today (late march). I want to save them before they get much worse... Just a note to climate... im in West Maui... its been a wet winter. All the pots have atleast an inch of stones for drainage... im using a combination of organic topsoil and cactus/succulent mix. Im pretty sure that #4 is a jade... im not sure if the red on the leaves is seasonal or a sign or a problem... o, and #3 is not the same plant, its one of the babbies of the larger plant. Thanks everyone!
i agree with chris on #3. #1 is an aloe (sorry, don't know which one) and it's reddish due to the sun - not sure if that particular one normally turns reddish with more sun or if it's a burn. i'm leaning towards it being more of a burn thing since it's generally looking pretty scraggly...aloe's do not need a lot of watering - the rainy winter may be part of the issue as well. #4 is a crassula and it's completely normal for the tips to turn reddish from good sunlight. again, i don't know which particular one it is...there are so many! it's growth has been phenomenal, though! looks like your conditions are just right for it! the cactus will be hard to id until if flowers - please post a pic of it when it does. that's also something that needs very little watering. fyi on rocks as drainage...a layer of rocks in the bottom of the containers does more harm than good. makes too much of a difference in the growing medium and actually defeats the purpose of why you put them there (for the drainage). it's better to mix a bunch of perlite in with the soil (evenly mixed through). you can even use small lava pieces in the soil for the cactus and the aloe.
Thanks for the replies! I should have done this a while ago. Ok, in recap, #1...some sort of Aloe (I have a bit better photo attached here to help if anyone thinks they might be able to figure it out) #2 is Notocactus/ syn. Parodia sp... although ive looked this one up and i think it might be a bit off... ive posted a better pic of this one as well. Should i be concerned about the light yellowing towards the top? #3 is Kalanchoe thyrsiflora beyond a doubt #4 is crassula... one of my few healthy plants :) Anyway, once i can get these figured out, ive got another batch ready for you.... thanks again!
I have an Aloe like your #1. I have yet to determine which it is. :( Both of our plants are still young. We may have to wait a bit for an ID. A bloom would definitely help with that! :) #3 may be Kalanchoe luciae (ssp. luciae), but could just as well be K. thyrsiflora. When it flowers you will know for certain. K thyrsiflora has lemon yellow blooms, whereas K luciae has powdery white ones. #4 looks to me to be Crassula 'Hummel's Sunset', whose changing of colors through the year is wonderful to see. :)
