I went to Home Depot today to pick up a couple of bags of concrete. While there I stopped by the plant department to look around. As I walked through the department I saw these shockingly ugly succulents.
What possesses folks to do this to plants? Why would anyone want to buy them?
If folks want brightly colored plastic looking plants, they should buy plastic plants.
Succulents should be appreciated for their natural beauty.
Last night I noticed my Drimiopsis was looking a bit droopy. *I suspect I accidentally watered it.
Considering the normal habitat, probably too much moisture.
There was a new leaf in mid August.
That leaf felt like the plant had been over watered. I removed the new leaf to prevent the possibility of rot.
Last night I removed the plant from its terra cotta pot and wrapped the roots in soft tissue.
The roots were not near the bottom of the pot, but pretty sure too much moisture is the problem.
*I have the plants without saucers on wire racks. For some reason I had moved the Drimiopsis to one of the second shelves.
Studio Plant Shelves photo taken 26 July 2020
Thinking maybe there was drainage from a plant above.
The possible good news is the bulb is still firm.
Drimiopsis 17 July 2020 shortly after its arrival and potting.
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Today I found fungus growth in a few of my recently repotted plants. The potting mix is a combination of peat, bark, decomposed granite, and pea gravel. The potting mix for a few plants that are not succulents, had the addition of a manufactured cactus mix.
Removed From Two Potted Plant
Evening–Found more potted plants with evidence of fungi.
When I opened the soil bin, this is what I found.
Did not see the fungi when I used the cactus soil as part of a soil potting mix.
Just finished repotting every plant that I used the soil potting mix.
Gosh, it was a lot of work to clean the plants and scrub and disinfect the pots, make a potting mix, and repot all of the plants. Good that only a few plants were potted up the day I used the soil potting mix.
Drimiopsis
Gift from a friend received and potted 7/23/20.
Nearly all of my Crassula capitella Red Pagoda have these–
I cleaned the plants and placed them in the plant hospital in the upstairs bathroom. Plan to give the plants a little time to see if more mealybugs surface. If they do I will dispose of the plants.
The day I brought the Crassula capitella Red Pagoda home in 2018. It is the plant on the right.
The Echeveria Black Knight today–
Echeveria pulvinata July 1, 2020
Echeveria pulvinata July 22, 2020
Echeveria pulvinata July 26, 2020
Echeveria pulvinata August 2, 2020
Echeveria pulvinata August 2, 2020
Echeveria pulvinata August 2, 2020
For nearly two months my Bowiea was just a bulb. No growth. In the past before one section died back another was sprouting.
This morning the bulb looked like this–
Removed Plant from Medium
Repotted
Eraser Used to Clean Up
Spent Stems
Used the Spent Stems With Tan Wool Yarn to Make an Icord
Stitched the Icord Together to Make a Small Vessel
South African National Biodiversity Institute–PlantZAfrica
Removed the damaged bits, trimmed the plant, and saved a few of the leaves.
Many succulents are resilient. Hope that it survives.
