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Posted By: plants 'n pots my new succulents - December 16th, 2006 at 10:49 PM
I had bought these a few weeks ago, and never got around to potting them up until yesterday. I had Don drill 3 drainage holes in the large mixing bowl they are in. I'm so addicted to these plants! Duh

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Posted By: badplanter Re: my new succulents - December 17th, 2006 at 01:21 AM
Wow Lynne! thumbup clp

I like the way they turned out!
Posted By: margaret e. pell Re: my new succulents - December 17th, 2006 at 01:54 AM
Yes, it IS an addiction!
Posted By: Anonymous Re: my new succulents - December 17th, 2006 at 11:07 AM
looks great, lynne!!!

i agree with margaret...i went from 0 to 18 within an hour...

(bought 2 combo plantings of 6 each and another thing with 6 individual pots)
Posted By: Tonya Re: my new succulents - December 19th, 2006 at 03:52 AM
Love it Lynne!!

I went from one aloe plant to 5 aloes, and now also have 8 other pots of either cacti or succulents! I love my addiction! and as long as I am careful when I repot them- this addiction won't hurt anyone! thumbup laugh laugh
Posted By: Tonya Re: my new succulents - December 19th, 2006 at 03:54 AM
Oh!! I also have some "baby" aloes that I grew from seeds that margaret gave me! thumbup They are about an inch tall now! grinnnn
Posted By: comfrey Re: my new succulents - December 19th, 2006 at 11:03 AM
They look great Lynne!!!! I also am addicted, without going all over the house to make a count, I know I have at least 30+ indoors, that doesn't count the cold hardy ones outdoors.
Posted By: angelblossom Re: my new succulents - December 30th, 2006 at 01:38 PM
Lynne I just saw this!! I really like it and love the bowl you have them in!! and it is very addicting!!! grinnnn
Posted By: plants 'n pots Re: my new succulents - February 7th, 2007 at 06:22 PM
I was in the area yesterday and just had to go back to the nursery that carries these wonderful small succulents! Even though they had "technically" closed 5 minutes before I got there, they welcomed me in and told me to take my time! Such nice people! They had already turned off the lights, and must have turned down the heaters, because on the very cold day yesterday, it was freezing in the greenhouse! I quickly made my selections, and ended up paying only $4 for the 3, instead of the $5 they had charged me on previous visits! Again, such nice people!

Here are the 3 in their 3 inch pots:
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And here is one - is this a flower coming out on the skinny stem?
I've never seen this before - all the similar ones I have, have babies coming out of the soil.
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Posted By: Triss Re: my new succulents - February 7th, 2007 at 06:41 PM
Those are great Lynne. I love the one on the left!
Posted By: penny in ontario Re: my new succulents - February 7th, 2007 at 08:30 PM
What a great find Lynne...they all look nice and healthy!!
Posted By: margaret e. pell Re: my new succulents - February 8th, 2007 at 05:24 AM
That's very interesting about the gasteria's baby. I only grew one gasteria once and it clumped slowly from underground. I lost it when my son opened his window last winter - it was on his windowsill. Aparently they are very frost tender. The faucaria looks wonderful! I watered mine to death many tears ago. It will have such beautiful yellow flowers. Grow them in good health!
Posted By: plants 'n pots Re: my new succulents - February 8th, 2007 at 03:39 PM
Thanks all!

Margaret - thanks for reminding me of their names - you are so good at that! I'm still leaning towards thinking that stem is a flower stalk, even though it's the wrong time of year. Time will tell...
Posted By: angelblossom Re: my new succulents - February 9th, 2007 at 02:41 AM
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Originally posted by Triss:
Those are great Lynne. I love the one on the left!
Me too!!! Great choices Lynne!!
Posted By: plants 'n pots Re: my new succulents - February 10th, 2007 at 06:32 PM
Thanks, Diane!


Some better pictures, taken yesterday.
It is definitely looking more like a baby, than a flower stalk.
Is this really weird, or what?

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Posted By: Anonymous Re: my new succulents - February 10th, 2007 at 08:41 PM
but it is such a beautiful plant thumbup weird or not!
Posted By: Anonymous Re: my new succulents - February 10th, 2007 at 09:35 PM
That is so cool Lynne, keep us updated with more pics as it grows! flw
Posted By: Aaron D Re: my new succulents - February 11th, 2007 at 03:06 AM
WOW!!! never seen stolon offsets from Gasteria... i have some but they haven't offsetted yet... alll i got is an emerging flower spike smile
Posted By: gardeningmomma Re: my new succulents - March 3rd, 2007 at 04:05 AM
Those look awesome! wink
Posted By: chenno Re: my new succulents - March 3rd, 2007 at 03:44 PM
Looks great thumbup Love the bowl too!
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