So my mom and my brother brought me these as a gift today and I absolutely love them. I just dont know how to take care of them. I know only the basics of succulent care and, before anyone makes the suggestion, we do not have money for plant-lights.
Just, how much light do they need? I know they need to be repotted and put into better soil but can they stay in one pot? Are they compatible that way?
I'm just really unsure and want to give them a nice home
by Trans_Guy_Felix
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They’re beautiful!
Should definitely be repotted and best not together. A succulent soil mix with added !grit works for all of them. About 50-60% grit and the rest soil makes it easier to control overwatering.
The green one with a lot of leaves is a jade and they can grow into small trees with time. The blue one is an echeveria, possibly morning beauty? And the bottom green one is a haworthia, possibly cooperi or cymbiformis. The haworthia is the least light hungry and is happy with direct morning sun or softened afternoon light (just nothing scorching especially in summer). The jade and echeveria are the most light hungry so put them in the window the gets the absolute most sun for the longest time.
After you repot them don’t water them, give them about a week to settle in the new pots before offering some water. Instead of just watering when the soil is dry, try to look at them and read them. Succulents are supposed to be nice and plump which happens with water and sun. When the leaves start to thin, time for a drink. Then let the soil dry all the way and offer another drink until you see the leaved are nice and plump again. 😊
I recommend separating these as all three are not compatible. You might get away with the Jade and Echeveria but not the Haworthia. Yes they need a lot of light and all three need a varying amount. Do you have a window that gets a lot of light?
I would definitely break apart the !arrangement and pot them each separately.
The echeveria (top right in pic) needs the most !light. You can get quality grow lights for relatively cheap on Amazon (I recommend Barrina T5s), but if they’re truly not an option, a south or west facing window is your best bet.
The Crassula ovata (top left), would also like a ton of light, but the Haworthia doesn’t need light of that intensity.
Rhese plants don’t belong together.
Crassula Ovata (jade, green round leaves) is the hardiest of the bunch. It wants to grow big. Put in in a pot and watwr it sometimes.
Haworthia, the green rosette, likes water and, doesn’t like too much sun, wants to propagate sideways.
Echeveria, the blue one, is the most finicky plant and will probably die if you look at it wrong. Doesn’t want to be too wet, likes sun but will burn if it wasn’t in the sun till now.
They’re beautiful succulents, but they all have different growing requirements for light and watering and potting medium
!beginner
!light
!soil
!grit
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