Hello! I posted a few days ago on !houseplants@mander.xyz and one of the comments mentioned there was this succulent-specific community so I figured I would post here as well! So for a bit of background I have a black thumb, I’ve tried caring for plants in the past and they always seem to die on me. I’m trying to change this! I bought a handful of succulents and am trying to figure out how to keep them alive. Any advice is welcome!

The succulents: dwarf jade, panda plant, echeveria elegans, split rock, and there’s one more that I’m having trouble identifying so if anyone recognizes it please let me know! It’s the spiky one.

  • BlueLineBaeMEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    The dwarf jade or “portulacaria afra” you have tends to want to grow tall and has a very woody stem. This means you’ll need to trim it from time to time to keep it from getting too tall. Alternatively, of you’re into bonsai, it’s a really good plant to learn how to trim and train a bonsai plant since it’s very forgiving and grows relatively fast in comparison to non-succulent plants. Otherwise, you can trim it more like it’s a bush or even train the stems to hang over the side of the pot. Aside from that, it’s a pretty easy one to care for. I’ve accidentally left mine without water for months and found it with most of the leaves fallen off, but it always comes back to life!

    • NormalTownLeader@mander.xyzOPEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      Usually neglect, and then when I realize (seeing wilting or things like that) an over-compensation of watering. Which is why I think succulents may be the better call because apparently they generally require less frequent watering