On Monday I found myself at Lowe's to see the amazing succulent display that my coworker told me about. I did pretty well; I only came out with three plants. I got a
Senecio scaposus 'Silver Coral', an
Aeonium tabuliforme, and a
Sedeveria 'Blue Mist'. I was going to put them all together, but I realized that the
Aeonium would need more room since it grows out like a flattened plate and needed extra care during its' summer dormancy. The plan was to put the
Senecio scaposus and
Sedeveria together, that is until I found this one Nautilus pot at Marshalls. I became completely enamored with the idea of putting the
Senecio scaposus in this pot. There was no drainage hole (of course) but I would figure something out. When I got home the pot fell and smashed into pieces. I was devastated. After a couple of minutes I gathered myself and the pieces and started gluing them together. There was one small piece that I chose to not put back along the bottom to get some drainage.
To further update, my
Delosperma nubiqenum and
Aloinpsis luckhoffii aren't looking so hot. They look a little yellow. I withheld water for 2 weeks but that didn't seem to help. It rained a bit yesterday and today so maybe that will help. I started to worry about my Baby Toes
Fenestraria aurantiaca even though it looks really great. As a mesemb they will need a more strict water regime than the other pot members so I took it out to give it an individual pot. The
Sedeveria 'Blue Mist' took the Baby Toes spot in the community pot.
Aeonium tabuliforme
Aeonium tabuliforme
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Hello Desert Swamp Dweller!
ReplyDeleteSorry it has taken me so long to get here! I will add you to my blogroll. Can you believe...it seems your pot fell for a reason...so you could get a hole in the bottom. :) I have a post on my blog about how I drill holes in bottoms with a drill and a ceramic bit. I just put a towel underneath when I have the pot upside down, so it will protect and cusion the top edge...then I drioll my hole. Works great. I sometimes find the neatest pots at thrift stores and do my own drilling. It is a lot of fun!!! Well, it is just so fun to find that perfect cute pot for the perfect, cute succulent! Oh, BTW...I found my ceramic drill bit at Ace Hardware. They can be tricky to find, as some of my blog followers found out.
Good luck with all of your beautiful sux! Some of them can be so finicky. I have lost my fair share over the last three years (since I started collecting). Aeoniums are particularly difficult for me here in south Florida. I have no idea what they need...as far as lighting, water, etc....I tried it all and still failed! I tend to stay away from them now.
See you around...and thanks for all your visits and comments on my blog!!!
Julie
I've been reading up a lot on Aeoniums in particular. I think the key for me will be to shade them well in the summer and to severely cut down on the watering to let them go dormant. I fully expect to have my numbers mowed down by the summer heat. I will buy shade cloth and be extra vigilant about watering.
ReplyDeleteLove your conch shell planting- and it looks no worse for the wear. Hope you are finding sunshine outside your dark apartment!
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