A quick google reveals this plant is monocarpic. That said, removing the inflorescence is rarely successful in preventing a monocarpic plant from dying. Lovely specimen!
passwd123456
Being monocarpic by itself isn’t the issue, it’s that Aichryson laxum (and most Aichrysons) are annual/biennial, sometimes a bit longer.
I don’t have a lot of experience with Aichryson (just killed a couple of starters that never really got going), but if you want to keep them going without dealing with seed propagation, I think you need to separate a cutting or two each year so you a replacement cycle.
Edit: I just saw pic #2. There’s a chance this survives this blooming cycle as there’s a good cluster of non-blooming rosettes.
Any-Dig4524
Are they the same plant? The first one looks like Aeonium lindleyi.
Trashyxcrona666
I don’t know anything about this specific succulent so it may produce that powdery substance, or it may be the picture. However it may have a bad case of mealy bugs. Apologies if this is incorrect or off topic. Just thought id mention it since I had a similar powder on my succers but didn’t realize what I was in for and let it spread. Thanks good luck!(:
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What is their name? It looks beautiful
A quick google reveals this plant is monocarpic. That said, removing the inflorescence is rarely successful in preventing a monocarpic plant from dying. Lovely specimen!
Being monocarpic by itself isn’t the issue, it’s that Aichryson laxum (and most Aichrysons) are annual/biennial, sometimes a bit longer.
I don’t have a lot of experience with Aichryson (just killed a couple of starters that never really got going), but if you want to keep them going without dealing with seed propagation, I think you need to separate a cutting or two each year so you a replacement cycle.
Edit: I just saw pic #2. There’s a chance this survives this blooming cycle as there’s a good cluster of non-blooming rosettes.
Are they the same plant? The first one looks like Aeonium lindleyi.
I don’t know anything about this specific succulent so it may produce that powdery substance, or it may be the picture. However it may have a bad case of mealy bugs. Apologies if this is incorrect or off topic. Just thought id mention it since I had a similar powder on my succers but didn’t realize what I was in for and let it spread. Thanks good luck!(: