if so.. most houseplants do NOT grow well in mud ...

its a water management issue.. either too wet.. or too dry..

it needs to be repotted in a good soil-less media ...

and once you get an ID.. find out if you can root some pieces ... how to propagate it .... so you can make some spares.. and pot them properly ... that way you dont risk repotting the whole.. and it not making it ...

ken

I think it may be a Kalanchoe. If you google images of that word, do you see plants that look like yours did?

If so, it needs a LOT MORE light, and although Ken's advice is delivered tersely, I agree with his diagnosis that the soil doesn't look good, just going by its' appearance. It looks like it's all fine particles like dust, which would turn to mud with no air pockets in it when wet (and stay that way for way too long.) No potted plant would like such conditions, but if yours is a succulent, it would be especially resentful of such treatment.

Kaug, if it is Kalanchoe, mine like full sun from sunrise to sunset even here in Florida, and even in the middle of summer! I never water them, they seem to appreciate just the occasional rainstorm and ever-present humidity. (When I water them out of 'pity,' they stop flowering.)

They're also easy to propagate. Any piece that you cut of break off can just be tucked into the pot (not completely covered) Even a single leaf will root. I would pinch these WAY back and root all of the cuttings!

Good luck!
~Bridget

if it is a kalanchoe, which seems most likely from your photo, you should have no problem saving it once you get it trimmed back and into some better mix and lots of light.

lots of people will tell you it isn't meant to be kept after it stops blooming, but i have had really good success with these. cut the stems off 1-2" below where the leaves stop. let the cuttings dry on a shelf or window sill for 1-2 days, then stick into some really porous potting mix, water very slightly, put in a bright spot, and wait. when new leaves form, you know you've got roots!

you can even re-pot the remainder of the plant after you trim off the leaves into better mix and put that in better light too. that will probably sprout new leaves as well, so you have multiple chances that way to get it right.

after that, water thoroughly only when the soil is almost bone dry, and keep in as much sun as possible. turn regularly to maintain a well-rounded plant, and pinch back new growth occasionally to encourage branching and bushiness instead of long, leggy growth. a month or so after potting, start fertilizing every week or 2 with half-strength fertilizer, and wait for flowers! from my experience, the next blooming (after the one the plant is doing when it is bought) takes 1-2 years, but after that, if the plant is happy, it will bloom almost constantly! your baby isn't a lost cause yet! don't give up! good luck:)

ps. i attached a photo of my kalanchoe blossfeldiana plants for you so you can see if yours looked like that before, and so you can see what you have to look forward to!

I will definitely try cutting and rooting and get the plant into a better lighting. I have cactus potting soil so I can try that or try to find some more porous soil or figure out how this soil-less thing works.

According to google images, kalanchoe seems to be it!

maybe you can post some photos of it later on the cacti and succulents or houseplants forum so we can see how it does? i love rescues and get excited to see the progress:) that orange blooming one of mine i posted the pic of was a rescue. i hacked it back and just waited. and look at it now:) yours will look that way before you know it!