Interesting crested succulent
Interesting crested succulent
Went to the LA Flower District for the first time yesterday. Mostly cut flowers (which were worthwhile on their own), but also some cacti and succulents occasionally
Found this crested echeveria(?) in a display of sad-looking succulents. I have only seen a few crested succulents (outside Crassula) so I had to have it. A dollar later I was the proud owner of this unusual and interesting plant
When I got home, I dug up the roots because I had a feeling I needed to have a closer look. Looks like something has eaten quite a bit of the base. I'm letting the root ball and base dry now and the will swab the base with alcohol and replant. Fingers crossed
Found this crested echeveria(?) in a display of sad-looking succulents. I have only seen a few crested succulents (outside Crassula) so I had to have it. A dollar later I was the proud owner of this unusual and interesting plant
When I got home, I dug up the roots because I had a feeling I needed to have a closer look. Looks like something has eaten quite a bit of the base. I'm letting the root ball and base dry now and the will swab the base with alcohol and replant. Fingers crossed
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Los Angeles, California (USA)
Zone 10b (yearly minimum temperature 1-5° C)
Fishhook cacti are like cats, they only like to be petted in one direction
Zone 10b (yearly minimum temperature 1-5° C)
Fishhook cacti are like cats, they only like to be petted in one direction
Re: Interesting crested succulent
Definitely some odd growth there! Nice find. I'd buy that for a dollar!
Best of luck with that little monster!
Best of luck with that little monster!
Disclaimer: I'm in sunny Arizona, so any advice I give may not apply in your circumstances.
Tim
Tim
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Update:
It had a rough first month but it's recovered. The plant's healthy and growing now
It had a rough first month but it's recovered. The plant's healthy and growing now
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Los Angeles, California (USA)
Zone 10b (yearly minimum temperature 1-5° C)
Fishhook cacti are like cats, they only like to be petted in one direction
Zone 10b (yearly minimum temperature 1-5° C)
Fishhook cacti are like cats, they only like to be petted in one direction
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Looks good! Congrats and lets hope the stress didn't revert it (I had one that completely reverted over winter)
A cactus and succulent collector who especially likes Ariocarpus. …Though I have a bit of everything! Want some pictures? See my flickr! I also do art and such.
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I took a look last night and am confident at least a bit of it is still crested, or maybe the whole thing only time will tell. Even if the entire crest reverted it could still end up as an interesting looking plant (with an interesting story too...). I didn't actually know stress could induce defasciationgemhunter178 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 27, 2019 4:16 am Looks good! Congrats and lets hope the stress didn't revert it (I had one that completely reverted over winter)
What plant did you have that reverted?
Los Angeles, California (USA)
Zone 10b (yearly minimum temperature 1-5° C)
Fishhook cacti are like cats, they only like to be petted in one direction
Zone 10b (yearly minimum temperature 1-5° C)
Fishhook cacti are like cats, they only like to be petted in one direction
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Re: Interesting crested succulent
I'll take a picture of it later, but it was an Echeveria that reverted when had to repot the thing.
Still a very nice plant! Looks like a very dense clump right now! (though it became top heavy and "waterfalls" to a side)
Edit: just like to mention I don't completely remember when it reverted - either during the repot or over-winter
A cactus and succulent collector who especially likes Ariocarpus. …Though I have a bit of everything! Want some pictures? See my flickr! I also do art and such.
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You don't see too many of those. Though it seems like Echeveria is more prone to fasciation than other Crassulaceae and I'm not sure why. I'm always on the lookout for oddities wherever I go and it pays off occasionally. Crested Echeveria are so coolI'll take a picture of it later, but it was an Echeveria that reverted when had to repot the thing
Los Angeles, California (USA)
Zone 10b (yearly minimum temperature 1-5° C)
Fishhook cacti are like cats, they only like to be petted in one direction
Zone 10b (yearly minimum temperature 1-5° C)
Fishhook cacti are like cats, they only like to be petted in one direction
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Finally took a picture, sorry for the wait (I kept forgetting):
Link: https://www.flickr.com/gp/157149974@N06/WU1Ty8
Note the spontaneous defasciation near the middle
Edit: forgot to mention I'll be posting two other views on my member topics thread. So, that's my mention.
Link: https://www.flickr.com/gp/157149974@N06/WU1Ty8
Note the spontaneous defasciation near the middle
Edit: forgot to mention I'll be posting two other views on my member topics thread. So, that's my mention.
A cactus and succulent collector who especially likes Ariocarpus. …Though I have a bit of everything! Want some pictures? See my flickr! I also do art and such.
Re: Interesting crested succulent
That's super interesting. Thanks for sharinggemhunter178 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 01, 2019 2:26 am Finally took a picture, sorry for the wait (I kept forgetting):
Link: https://www.flickr.com/gp/157149974@N06/WU1Ty8
Note the spontaneous defasciation near the middle
Edit: forgot to mention I'll be posting two other views on my member topics thread. So, that's my mention.
Los Angeles, California (USA)
Zone 10b (yearly minimum temperature 1-5° C)
Fishhook cacti are like cats, they only like to be petted in one direction
Zone 10b (yearly minimum temperature 1-5° C)
Fishhook cacti are like cats, they only like to be petted in one direction
Re: Interesting crested succulent
It did revert to non-crested growth
I'm not sure what this particular plant is, but it seems to have a knack for making reversion prone crests. I bought 3 crested examples of this plant at different times last year and they all revertedLos Angeles, California (USA)
Zone 10b (yearly minimum temperature 1-5° C)
Fishhook cacti are like cats, they only like to be petted in one direction
Zone 10b (yearly minimum temperature 1-5° C)
Fishhook cacti are like cats, they only like to be petted in one direction
Re: Interesting crested succulent
Leaves seem similar to prolifica
Growing some succs and cacs in mid/coastal Scotland.