Thank you! Yeah, I'm hoping they'll be around to enjoy for awhile at least.
Interesting! I was thinking the Hawthoria would be the more peculiar one (at least in caring for it anyways.) But I'm glad I picked a good one, that's fun to hear! That's neat you are knowledgeable enough to identify them--all it says on the pot is "succulent."
I'm hoping I can maybe try to propagate them before I get a chance to illkay them (hopefully they don't know any Pig Latin, they're within earshot, not in the office yet.
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so much! I might have to jump more into these cuties and I'm sure I'll have questions...
We can give you some care tips! I say we, because I keep most of the succulents outdoors, and TwoCrows keeps most of hers indoors, meaning she could give you a much better watering and sunlight schedule.
The haworthia I have, which is a very similar cultivar to yours, if not the same, needs water around the two week mark. Now in the summer I try to do it once a week. During the heavy winter I don’t water at all. Since yours is smaller, I’d start with weekly waterings. Haworthia don’t need quite as much light as some other succulents, so they generally make great indoor plants, if one can find a balance between the lower light, and the watering schedule.
The echeveria is more tricky. I’ve found mine to be quite needy when it comes to light, but I hope yours is less demanding. As far as water goes, I’ve not bothered to find a particular schedule with this one. I water whenever the leaves get wrinkly. This applies to the haworthia as well, by the way.
Now for general advice, check the soil, and make sure it’s well draining (sand, stone, gravel, etc present). If there’s any moss at the top of the soil, I’d remove it. That retains moisture, and succulents don’t like moisture. Whatever pot you use, I use plastic pots, while TwoCrows uses terracotta (I think you should follow TwoCrows on that one), make sure it has drainage holes. That’s one of, if not the, most important thing in succulent keeping.
As for propagation, that’s very easy! For the echeveria, just remove a couple of the leaves from the bottom without ripping them in half, and let them rest like that. Some, most, will grow roots, and soon enough, a new succulent.
The haworthia propagates through producing pups, unfortunately that means you’ll have to wait until the mother plant does the work for you. Then you just have to pick them, and plant them, or leave them right there on the mother plant for quite a beautiful look. Fortunately for you, haworthia produce like crazy! Mine produced 30 something pups last year, if I remember correctly.
Good luck, hope this wasn’t too long or annoying!
I think everyone will enjoy them!
! Thank you very much for all of the consideration! I am really tempted to get some more, so thanks for that! lol (No, I have always loved my Aloe and Jade and other sedums that I have had around, so it will be really nice to grow the "family"!)
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