I bought a succulent from grocery store not actually believing I could keep it alive. I live in Wisconsin so I’m bringing it inside for winter. However I want to put it in a new planter but there’s “bump outs” where the plant grows thru so I can’t take the plant out of this pot necessarily. Any advice for me? Also the long vertical part seems to be dead, do I cut it off?
Thank you
by Euphoric-Growth4990
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That tall part is the flower stalk, and yep, you can cut it back once it’s done blooming. It won’t regrow from there, but the offsets around it will keep going strong.
For the pot, you don’t need to force it out. You can either leave it as is and just top-dress with fresh soil, or gently separate a few pups and start them in a new planter. Succulents handle division pretty well, so it’s low risk. Bright light, minimal water, and it’ll sail through winter just fine
!sempervivum are often hardy down to zone 3. It may prefer to stay outside if you’re more on the southern side of the state. They also do best in ground, and would probably have zero problem if they were in ground. See bot reply below for more info on the genus.
Those are sempervivum so you don’t need to take them inside. they survive outside in the winter just fine. They are monocarpic which means they only bloom once and then die, but usually send out offshoots aka “chicks” so the plant lives on through them.
You don’t have to bring that inside for winter. Sempervivum are frost tolerant and can survive snow no problem. They tend to want to stay outside it’s healthier for them and they change color throughout the year, when they get all four seasons.
r/ColdHardySucculents
Those sempervivum that are hanging down (also called hens & chicks) can be cut and put into a new pot and they will make more plant babies for you, and give more room to your plants that are larger in the pot. They are really easy to divide up and replant. My grocery store doesn’t have plants like this!
I’m just here to gawk at how stunning they are 😍
You’ve been given a lot of good advice; which, I agree with. I just wanted to say how gorgeous this set up is and I hope you’ll be able to keep it outside!
You don’t need to bring it inside in winter If you have a rocky place in garden just put it there and it will trail over the whole place. If not, just put some soil that drains easily (mixed with stones sand etc) and use the some rosettes to multiply it You could cut the tentacles
What a beauty! 🤩
https://preview.redd.it/3dalx0uvgrwf1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c0634db9362e5d8d6ca174c1420953c8975b1295
Used my strawberry pot for succulents
no new information to add, but based on all the other comments, you have influenced me to buy one of these when they come around next summer and try to keep them growing outside 🫡