One succulent of mine doesn't seem to thrive. I don't have an ID for the plant - I'm guessing it's a type of echeveria. When I got these as cuttings, they looked healthy with open rosettes (as seen below). They have since formed roots. Now it seems to have shrivelled up and grown leggy. What could I do to help these plants along? Some info: - These used to only get full sun for several hours - I have since moved it into a better (?) spot where it gets full sun for about 5 hours. It's currently summer down here in Western Australia, so it's hot and dry - about 30+ degrees Celsius. - Repotted these a month ago from a big terracotta pot to a smaller plastic pot in case lack of water drainage was a problem. - Soil is a mixture of sand and normal potting mix. Recently put gravel on top as a mulch. - I water these once a week. Any help would be much appreciated! I have no idea how to tell what the problem with this plant is. I can give more info if needed.
Hi, I would suggest letting the soil dry out between watering. It's also possible that your soil has too much organic matter. Succulents tend to thrive in low organic matter, high porosity soils. Sand is good, but consider adding pumice and or decomposing granite to increase pore size. Hope this helps. Good luck.
Might be Graptopetalum paraguayense. This plant tends to form rosettes on trailing stems. I agree, a coarser soil is best for succulents.
scelestian: Ah, I've never used those - I'll try and find those things at my local nursery and see how my succulent does. Thank you! Eric: Thank you for the ID! Just searched the name on Google Images - the bushier plants look a lot like the plant the cuttings came from.
