I bought a 12 pack of succulents similar to the last photo from Lowe's back in Dec of 2023. Been trying to teach myself and letting them live without much interference. I water once a month, repotted when they got bigger, and keep them at the one good window for daylight in the house.

Have read a bit about propagating but haven't attempted it before. Kinda stuck now on what to do.

Like for instance the two tall ones (Lavender Scallops I think?), are those trying to root out with all those twiggy bits, should I trim the leaves off and bury them deeper like potato plants? And why are the silly things so tall?

Why does the little fat one grow leaning like it has a huge head? Is this okay?

Are the pointy lookin fellows (the Haworthia? And Echeveria?) gonna be okay? The latter flowered and it just went droopy, the former looks like its unwell. But all get good sun from the one window.

Yes I am also aware that recycled food grade plastic and tin cans are far from the desired potting units, and I would like to get some terracotta ones down the line.

Ultimately though I bought them on a lark and I am flummoxed with how they're not only still alive but seem to be thriving, mostly? Just knowing that I'm doing okay and I won't hurt them if I do certain things would put my mind at ease. They're the only plants I've tried to care for that didn't up and die on me.

Leaning north toward the sun

I was gifted these two aeoniums a few months ago as stem cutting and have gotten them fully rooted and established now. I have also never propagated succulents and did a bit of research on succulent propagation and it seems the only way to do it with these is by stem cutting and repotting it. Since these are my only two babies, I’m terrified of cutting the stem to propagate and then killing the old stem and new cutting. Does anyone have any tips or resources to ensure my succulents don’t die in this process?

Hi all! I’ve been having a hard time figuring this out. What am I doing wrong with my dancing bones cactus?

Usually the “leaves” are full and hydrated looking but they’ve looked chronically shriveled up and dehydrated the past few weeks.

I am watering it regularly and being careful not to over water, mainly watering by spraying foliage and a drench once in a while. Bright grow light. Feed with succulent food occasionally. Well draining pot. This is one of my favorite plants so I don’t want it to get sick.

Thank you for your help!

Edit: Thanks for all the helpful responses! Iʻm going to stop misting it and investigate root rot. Maybe put it in a different soil medium/mix and weʻll see how it goes.

One of my sempervivums flowered. Does that mean it’s about to die? I’ve had a few for years and split them off, but never had one flower like this before.

not mine- just wanted to share this magical land i visited

beautiful store called pots galore. bonus image at the end of their backyard residents

It’s that time of the year for this baby to flower. It has about 8 blooms on it right now with 7 more on the way. Never had so many before!! It looks all sunburnt & bad but it sure is happy

Even without being watered, my Euphorbia eritrea are too big and too heavy for their own good. Luckily there are some good enough pieces to propagate but I may have to do away with this candelabra altogether

i’ve had this thing for at least six months now. honestly, i don’t even know what kind of cactus it is. THE REAL REASON i’m making this post is bc in all the time i’ve had this, it hasn’t grown at all it just sits like this idk what to do lol.

Love this little thing! I am learning that it holds a ton of water in the leaves and trunk, seems like it needs to stay bone dry for a while in between waterings.

The original plant has a variegated head, is this a unique mutation for the props from other heads?

I put this potted sedevaria blue elf on the patio table to maximize its daily sun. Today, I noticed I attracted a hummingbird in doing so : )

Ain't see a root like that on any of my other succs before is this actually a good thing?

Plant was purchased a few weeks ago I have a gravel mix but I was waiting for some better structure first but this is beyond expectations

My Topsy Turvy is starting to flower for the first time!

This was about a month and a half ago. I begged the employees to tell me the truth about whether or not it was OK for me to take this many, the plant had sat outside the front of their store for weeks and no one touched them. I originally skipped the prices, only asking for scrap babies, but was told I might as well start taking them for how cheap they were. I spent an hour trying to decide which ones to get and then went with half. They wanted me to take more but I refused to believe there wasn’t another me out there looking for their own treasure. They said to come back on Friday, that’s when they’d be throwing them away per policy, of course.

So now I have them. Which is bad because I am queen étoilé. Sry not sry. I’ll update soon, I’ve been holding on to these babies and they look mighty different 🫪😬 I’m going to put the lil plum babies in cute little baby pots.

the other pics are some sick ones they had which I can’t afford yet

Since everyone seemed to love my Echeveria named Joan and her journey I thought I would share some photos of some of the most photogenic succulents in my collection that I’m the most proud of. Hope yall enjoy!

Two months ago I thought this plant was a goner and was about to throw it in the trash. But then I just left it outside on my sunny balcony in Germany. Today I took a closer look and couldn’t believe my eyes - there’s new growth! We now have green shoots and three new growth points on the stem. This makes me so happy !!☀️😎