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The Hollyberry Lady · 01-20-2011, 03:21 PM

Here are some of my 'sticks on fire' cuttings today. They've all turned green for winter but have succesfully rooted and are now growing many new shoots...

Thanks, Bob!

"Blue Tequila" Agave from JaNan is doing very well. Here's a shot of it today, sending up another new leaf...

Thanks, JaNan!

: )

Jananas Bananas · 01-20-2011, 03:37 PM

I actually have some succulents coming up now! These are the leaves that I picked up off the floor from the nurseries.

~JaNan

The Hollyberry Lady · 01-20-2011, 03:53 PM

I want those gorgeous red and black tipped varieties!!! How cool and unique. Can't wait to see them as they grow...

: )

notrecruiting · 01-20-2011, 04:32 PM

Ok....Aloe is a succulent, yes? How do you get the succulents to root from a leaf? I've tried with my aloe and it just doesn't take. One of my 2 plants is now shooting off pups...I've seperated 2 of them in the last week and a third is popping through soil at moms side. I'm hoping that the pups do as well as the mom and auntie.

The Hollyberry Lady · 01-20-2011, 04:37 PM

I think with Aloe plants, they're typically propagated by the pups or seeds...not by leaves. That's likely why you didn't have success.

Yup, it's a succulent.

: )

notrecruiting · 01-20-2011, 05:34 PM

O.K. so it's not just me. I've read that you can propogate aloe through cuttings. I've just had no success...maybe I'm not using the right methods or soils. Supposedly you just let the cut leaf calouse over and put in well draining soil....didn't work for me. Oh well hopefully mom keeps producing.

The Hollyberry Lady · 01-20-2011, 05:59 PM

Very interesting and I am not surprised to learn about this. Succulents are some of the most easiest plants to root.

Try not burying the cutting so deeply so it doesn't rot before it roots, as is common sometimes with succulent snipets.

: )

Jananas Bananas · 01-20-2011, 07:43 PM

This is a neat looking succulent I found a couple of weeks ago. It grows very symmetrically and in a spiral if that makes any sense.

This started out as a single "tail".

~J

notrecruiting · 01-20-2011, 08:55 PM

You say not to bury so deep...so just kind-of set it barely into the soil and prop against the side of the pot or something? I haven't tried any other succulents to know but the aloe leaves all seem to go brown and rot in the soil before they root so maybe the shallower buriel will help. I still think they're meant to propegate from pups though.

The Hollyberry Lady · 01-21-2011, 08:53 AM

Yeah I think propagation from pups & seeds is likely more typical but rooting cuttings is still possible as well.

Sometimes when I try to root succulent cuttings, I'm careful to only bury the ends, and then about a 1/4 of the cutting's length beneath the soil, to prevent rotting before rooting. Depends on the type though because other's love to be buried deeply and don't seem to mind.

The cutting should still be able to stand up on it's own though without having to be propped up. Moistening the medium should help, but I always use an extremely well draining soil to ward off rot as well.

Good Luck!

Here's a succulent that's very special to me because it came as two little stubby sticks, sent to me by a gardening friend in Turkey!!!

It's the ropey-looking one in the back. The one in the front is called "Burrito" baby burro's tail, sent to me by a pal in Oklahoma.

The one from Turkey turns purple/maroon in the summertime!

: )

The Hollyberry Lady · 01-21-2011, 08:58 AM

Woops...nice shots JaNan!

Love the frog pot!

: )

Jananas Bananas · 01-21-2011, 11:11 AM

Thanks Sherry!

My little doggy tail cactus looks a lot like your big one from Turkey. Do you know the name?

I have had better luck basically just laying the succulent leaves on top of the growing medium and misting rather than watering. Even my Thanksgiving cactus joints grow better this way for me. The babies come up very teeny tiny and the "parent" leaf withers. By the time the leaf is totally withered the baby has made it's own roots and you can throw the withered leaf away. ~J

The Hollyberry Lady · 01-21-2011, 11:31 AM

I did know the name at one time but I'll ask him again...

I guess this belongs here too but I might have already shown it. It's my "Devil's Backbone" succulent shrub that's growing so beautifully this Winter...

: )

notrecruiting · 01-21-2011, 12:23 PM

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This is one of my little aloe pups....hope I didn't take it too early.

notrecruiting · 01-21-2011, 12:34 PM

This is the older pup I took at the same time as the little one.

Mom and Auntie....hope mom keeps popping 'em out.

The Hollyberry Lady · 01-21-2011, 05:00 PM

Nice plants and thanks for sharing, Notrecruiting!

I'm really enjoying this white succulent that's growing nicely for me...

It recently started to send up new leaves...

: )

momoese · 01-21-2011, 06:04 PM

The Hollyberry Lady · 01-21-2011, 06:09 PM

OMG, those are just gorgeous, Mitchel!

JaNan, we've gotta get them!!!

What are they called?

: )

momoese · 01-21-2011, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Hollyberry Lady

OMG, those are just gorgeous, Mitchel!

JaNan, we've gotta get them!!!

What are they called?

: )

Thanks, it's called a free plant from a neighbor!

I really have no idea what it is.

We accepted it and take care of it because the color matches the front porch bench pillows and it doesn't take too much space on our tiny porch area. It's about 3 feet tall now and kinda skinny with several branches. Only one part is flowering on it. Seems to be the time of year because I see other around town flowering also.

notrecruiting · 01-21-2011, 08:51 PM

Those look really nice. I like that white one Sherry. Mitchel....how tall is that thing? From the camera angle it looks 12ft. lol

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