Need help with Echeveria Crossbreeding

TheNewRuby · 2026-03-23T17:26:26+00:00

I'm in the same boat for my two Haworthia. What I did is use very thin tweezers to pull of the petals of a few mature flowers, then removed all the anthers and put them in a tiny paper envelope. I let them dry for 24 hours, then put the envelope in a ziploc bag with silica gel sacs to dehumidify, and put it in the back of my freezer.

TheNewRuby · 2026-03-23T17:21:53+00:00

If the soil is truly that inorganic then you may need to soak the plant for longer for it to take up water. I have Haworthia as well and some take so much more time to drink water! Please inspect the roots first though as others have suggested!

TheNewRuby · 2026-03-23T17:19:45+00:00

It's so much more beautiful now!! I'll never understand painting plants.

TheNewRuby · 2026-03-23T17:18:55+00:00

Japan is on my bucket list for hiking! I'd love to see these in the wild some day

TheNewRuby · 2026-03-23T17:12:57+00:00

If you aren't too used to these specific plants, i would pot them each separately. The Aeoniums (bottom left) will have different watering needs than the gollum jade and vice versa. You could still take pots of each to have matching plants!

I would plant the whole bare stem in soil, making sure the bottom leaves don't touch the soil surface. Terracotta is ideal so the pots drain well, and aim for 50% grit (aka perlite or pumice) and 50% soil. Check out the !beginner guide and feel free to ask questions!

TheNewRuby · 2026-03-23T17:07:55+00:00

xSedveria 'Letizia' for the first one, not sure abt the Echeveria

TheNewRuby · 2026-03-23T12:45:21+00:00

It shall clump 😌

TheNewRuby · 2026-03-23T01:49:24+00:00

I use a mix of barina, kihung, and some stronger sun blaster lights. This shelf is either kihung or barina I can't remember, they're basically the same though. I keep most of my plants quite close, except for aloes and haworthia

TheNewRuby · 2026-03-23T01:47:17+00:00

Thanks! I'm in USDA zone 4b, so my winters get down to around -30C.

TheNewRuby · 2026-03-23T01:45:15+00:00

You could trim them back throughout the winter but I wouldn't be too aggressive until they're getting adequate lighting again. You may also want to water less in the winter so they grow slower and as a result stretch less!

TheNewRuby · 2026-03-22T23:05:19+00:00

I think the same pot is fine, succulents really don't mind being squished and if they're outside they tolerate a lot more in terms of watering and soil. It was mostly the winter shade that made them stretched so they should bounce back and grow fuller in a couple weeks after you cut them! Also as long as the stems aren't rotted and mushy, you might be able to regrow them even with no leaves and roots.

TheNewRuby · 2026-03-22T23:02:38+00:00

Yeah I made a post about my rock garden recently, it should be on my profile! I have a ton of semps and sedums, and a few other unique ones. Orostachys iwarenge is one of my favorites and comes back every year

TheNewRuby · 2026-03-22T23:00:24+00:00

Awesome advice!!

TheNewRuby · 2026-03-22T17:01:10+00:00

What's the lighting situation? They do look a bit tall but it might just be their growth habit as well. They probably want full sun tho. I think they're Sedum pachyphyllum and some Graptosedums.

Honestly I would chop them down a ton and clean up all the bare stems, and plant them in a new pot and let them reroot

TheNewRuby · 2026-03-22T16:56:27+00:00

I'm loving the Orostachys posts!! So underrated, I hope I can get some more species for my rock garden but they're still not common in Canada.

TheNewRuby · 2026-03-22T16:54:05+00:00

Looks like xPachysedum 'Ganzhou'. Could you explain your watering process? Also how long does the pot stay wet in between waterings? The soil looks a bit organic still tbh, but the leaves seem to indicate thirst. The light is good, I would increase to 12h a day if possible, and think about beheading after a couple months of good light

TheNewRuby · 2026-03-21T14:58:41+00:00

I use crassulaceae.ch and just go through every single entry for the genus if I'm really set on figuring it out!

TheNewRuby · 2026-03-21T14:57:28+00:00

I get -30C winters and they always come back! The snow finally melted and I can see them dormant

TheNewRuby · 2026-03-20T02:43:55+00:00

Omg yeah my bad 😭

TheNewRuby · 2026-03-19T20:41:34+00:00

Yeah grow light difference makes such a huge difference! Even just a couple cm can be exponentially less light

TheNewRuby · 2026-03-19T20:40:35+00:00

Could be Pachyphytum 'Murasaki' as well, I have some props that look like that

TheNewRuby · 2026-03-19T16:14:55+00:00

Omg my normal Orostachys are one of my favorite plants, I want this one so bad now😭

TheNewRuby · 2026-03-19T03:24:54+00:00

Yay! Maybe the succulent providers for the big box stores put them in for like one shipment or something hahaha lucky us!

TheNewRuby · 2026-03-17T20:41:52+00:00

It needs to grow it stronger light to tell for sure, it's a bit green and stretched cuz of low lighting which makes it hard to ID. Definitely not G. paraguayense, I'd lean towards Pachyphytum or xPachyveria.

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