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Sat, Mar 16, 13 at 19:10
| A small succulent plant rescued from a crack of a walkway not far from a forest in Santa Cruz, California. It must be very hardy to be able to survive in the wild in a crack with little soil and water under the burning sun of California. It's also possible that it was escaped from a garden nearby, I'm not sure. It's about 6 inch (12 cm) in height. The stem feels woody. Please help to identify it's name. Thanks in advance! |
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- Posted by costaricafinca Costa Rica (My Page) on Sat, Mar 16, 13 at 19:21
| Kalanchoe diagremontiana or one of the other varieties? Quite common to find them growing a a crack... In fact, I 'rescued' some myself, yesterday |
This post was edited by costaricafinca on Sat, Mar 16, 13 at 19:36
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| Thanks costaricafinca. But it doesn't look like those on the pictures I found about Kalanchoe diagremontiana. Also those Kalanchoe diagremontiana I found don't have a woody stem. |
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- Posted by seedmoney 8A (seedmoney@embarqmail.com) on Sat, Mar 16, 13 at 19:42
| Looks like a type of Crassula ovata (Jade Plant) to me. |
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| Thanks seedmoney. It indeed looks like a jade plant from the pictures I googled. Some of its leaves are not grown in opposing pairs, as described by Wikipedia, but I guess some leaves are just lost or eaten by bugs. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Sat, Mar 16, 13 at 20:03
| if its jade.. its not going to proper in that spongy peaty media.. trust me.. i just killed one .. lol .. and mine cost money ... look for a cactus mix.. ken |
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| Thanks ken_adrian, good point! Will try to look for some better mix for it tomorrow. |
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