First pic is from August 2025 and second pic is now (about 6 months later). The only thing I changed is that I got it. plant light (which it obviously needed😬)
I think it is called bifurcation. It can sometimes happen that the growing point can split and two (or more?) heads will grow at the same time.
EndlessPotatoes
Apical meristem division, bifurcation.
Some succulents do this as their primary way of vegetative propagation. Dudleya and Jovibarba (a subgenus of Sempervivum) are examples.
Echeveria is less prone, but it happens.
You won’t see it much in nurseries because it can’t be reproduced via propagation the way cresting can. You’d just get a normal Echeveria out of it. But it isn’t extremely rare. I’ve had a few Echeveria do it this growing season.
watoaz
The most astonishing thing is realizing August was 6 months ago.
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I think it is called bifurcation. It can sometimes happen that the growing point can split and two (or more?) heads will grow at the same time.
Apical meristem division, bifurcation.
Some succulents do this as their primary way of vegetative propagation. Dudleya and Jovibarba (a subgenus of Sempervivum) are examples.
Echeveria is less prone, but it happens.
You won’t see it much in nurseries because it can’t be reproduced via propagation the way cresting can. You’d just get a normal Echeveria out of it. But it isn’t extremely rare. I’ve had a few Echeveria do it this growing season.
The most astonishing thing is realizing August was 6 months ago.
https://preview.redd.it/3j3wyjgjqvjg1.jpeg?width=914&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=14037aec890791f7ead2276e1d2eaaa4d8067ce0
yep!
Beautiful for whatever reason!
If I see these in nurseries I grab them! 💚
Yup. Fairly common, in my experience.
Yes! Mine went triple!
https://preview.redd.it/5ihpzqu363kg1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=51efa86029f05f9fc853260d5397d23749b617e1
I don’t have a recent photo of it apparently, but it’s changed so much since I bought it!