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| got it today and i have no idea how to care for it and whether or not i oughtta repot it into something bigger. (im concerned about draining.)
tips please.
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- Posted by kaktuskris 5 (barharbor75@yahoo.com) on Sat, Feb 12, 11 at 20:13
| Looks like a species of Echeveria, not sure which one, though. Make sure your pot has a hole for drainage, and that the potting mix it is in is well draining, as overly wet roots will rot. Christopher |
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| Don't echeverias have different flowers? This kind of looks vaguely like an anacampseros, only I'm pretty sure they have different flowers from this too. Also it probably needs more light. |
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- Posted by kaktuskris 5 (barharbor75@yahoo.com) on Sun, Feb 13, 11 at 12:12
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- Posted by chuck_greenthumb (My Page) on Tue, Feb 15, 11 at 11:06
| kaktuskris: thanks :) i'll definitely see to it. however, im unsure if i should move it to another pot while it's flowering. |
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- Posted by hopefulauthor z5IL (My Page) on Tue, Feb 15, 11 at 13:49
| Chuck, don't repot just yet. Most likely, its buds will fall off..you'll never get to see what they look like when they open. Wait. :) I too agree with Echeveria...however, it's possibly Echeveria 'X', something or other..Toni |
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- Posted by cactusmcharris 4 / Interior BC (My Page) on Wed, Feb 16, 11 at 13:41
| Chuck, Repotting your Echeveria will have no effect at all on the flower stalk. Its buds won't fall off. |
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- Posted by chuck_greenthumb (My Page) on Wed, Feb 16, 11 at 14:05
| hopefulauthor: ok and again thank you so much for your continued help :) when would be a good time to move it? (it's starting to open and i'm watering very sparsely, there is another stalk coming from it as well.) |
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- Posted by hopefulauthor z5IL (My Page) on Wed, Feb 16, 11 at 14:50
| Chuck, I'd wait until flowers fade. Please post a pic when buds are fully opened. I want to add, Cactusmcharris is correct about repotting while flowering, but you said you're new to succulents. I've repotted plants, tropicals and succulents in bud/bloom, but I've been at it a long, long time..won't divulge the number of years..lol. Chuck, another stalk..you're doing something right..Toni |
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- Posted by chuck_greenthumb (My Page) on Thu, Feb 24, 11 at 15:08
| hopefulauthor: i've actually moved it to a bigger pot because i couldnt figure out a way to drill a hole into the bottom of the pot (i kinda started liking the pot when i had the drill in hand :P) so this past weekend i moved it into a bigger pot and so far, a few more buds have appeared, but the leaves at the bottom have started withering alittle. which worries me just abit. and the the current buds have not dropped. yeah i hadnt noticed but you can see it kinda creeping out at the bottom in the picture. |
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