I recently purchased the first (3) of what I hope to be a nice succulent collection. I need help identifying the plants, that I bought, can anyone help me.
The one in the closeups looks like a Sempervivum of some sort.... as does the upper one in the trifecta. The third, I'm guilty of growing them without having the slightest clue of what they are. Hope this helps.
By all accounts, I have gotten the same answer. I think the taller one is a Jade plant. What do you think? I noticed that the bottom leaves are starting to yellow. *I have only had the plant since Sunday. Could I be killing it already?? I read that it may not be getting enough sun where it is. So I moved it to a place where it can get a lot more sun. I hope that this will work...
the large one is not a jade, it's a graptopetalum - i don't know which particular one, though. and, yes, it needs bright light to full sun to look it's best. the other two look like semps. all need well draining soil - i use a mix of regular potting and cactus soils. let the soil dry out a bit before watering. lovely plants, all. you'll enjoy them!
I think, they are Echeverias... Not easy to ID this plants, because of their 2345243567... species, cultivars, hybrids. :( (X Graptoveria (Graptopetalum x Echeveria); X Sediveria (Sedum x Echeveria); X Pachyveria (Pachyphytum x Echeveria; etc... )
Yes, I realized this ... about the Identification Process. I laughed to myself and said of course I would fall in love with the most complicated species of plants around.
these guys aren't the most complicated...come close, yes. i'd say the aroids are the most complicated... philodendron, for example, have such changability/variability in the leaves from juvenile to mature - you can easily have one of each right next to each other and think they are two different varieties...and they aren't!
She´s got a point there. As a grower of both succulents and aroids, and a frustrated botanist when it comes to ID'ing them, I´ve just about given up on determining the exact fiddly details about the species. Thus, I can tell you that I´m currently growing about 30 species of semperviva and echeveria, but I couldn´t tell you which ones if my life depended on it. And it´s definitely not a jade. Those grow into tall trees in the cloudforest biome near my house, so I know whereof I squeak.
the thing with the semps and echeveria is that they can be crossed with each other. as well as with aloes, i believe. so, that leaves for a TON of variability! i also don't worry too much about trying to identify the semps and eches - especially since most of what i've gotten is from suppliers that mass-produce them. so, even if they're marked, they're probably wrong due to the mass-production situation and free-polination... as long as i can get some basic info on caring for them, it doesn't matter what specific variety they are - i'm still going to enjoy watching them grow!
