Crested succulent additions

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Shane
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Crested succulent additions

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I found a couple of interesting fascinated plants at a local nursery yesterday. The first is crested at its growth tip(s)
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All the stems seem to be somewhat fascinated, though some more than others. It'll be interesting to see it develop

The second one is a bit more unusual looking. The leaves look like some sort of montrose form
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The raised parts in the middle part of the leaves reminds me somewhat of Echeveria 'barbillion' whose leaf form I've always assumed was caused by fasciation. The leaves on mine are somewhat more interesting though. Some of them have a spike attached to the leaf mitten style (the spike being the thumb). I also noticed some deformity on one of the stems
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Unlike the other one, there were several of these for sale. Makes me wonder if it's a named variety

Two pretty interesting additions to my collection
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Zone 10b (yearly minimum temperature 1-5° C)

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Re: Crested succulent additions

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In fact, the second one does have a name: Echeveria 'Blue Spur'. It's been around since the 50s. And it's not actually a crest, but some form of monstrose growth
Los Angeles, California (USA)
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