Succulent Echeveria 'Derlu' Roots Bitten by Insects? Treat It This Way and It Will Still Grow Beautifully

Let's continue with today's Q&A session!

Question 1: Help my succulent! It's grown so leggy, what should I do?

Answer: Leggy is leggy, the top priority in summer is to keep your succulent alive! Wait until autumn, then behead it or pull off leaves to reshape it!

Question 2: What's wrong with it! Please help take a look.

Answer: The leaves have turned to mush. When it clears up, remove the mushy leaves at the bottom to prevent rot and mold.

Question 3: Is this crested?

Answer: It's not crested! Cresting is characterized by growth points connecting into a line. This one is either multi-headed or about to send out a flower stalk!

Question 4: Is this lacking water?

Answer: It's not lacking water, it's been indoors too long and is lacking light!

Question 5: Hello, this Echeveria 'Derlu' seems to have its roots bitten by insects, how do I treat it?

Answer: My extra-large Echeveria 'Derlu' has the same issue at its roots!

My approach was also to clean up the leaves at the bottom, then keep it in a ventilated and dry place for a while, keeping the roots dry, so the bitten and rotted parts can heal better. Otherwise, with too much water, the rotting area tends to expand. Just my personal opinion~

Question 6: Can I behead the top of this one now? One is Echeveria pulvinata, I don't remember the other one, seems it's also leggy, how should I handle it?

Answer: The Echeveria glauca has grown leggy! Beheading it now should still be in time, but when beheading, it's recommended not to make the top too short, otherwise the top will be too tender and may not root well! Next to the Echeveria pulvinata is a Graptosedum 'Bronze', this one you can behead however you like, it's super easy to propagate from cuttings.

Question 7: I hope this Graptopetalum mendozae hasn't scared you kind and warm-hearted person. Can I behead the top, or what should I do?

Answer: For Graptopetalum mendozae, you can only increase light, even full sun exposure is fine, then control water to stop it from continuing to grow leggy like crazy. Before long, a small offset will pop out from between each pair of leaves,

when the small offset grows to the size of a soybean and falls off at a light touch, bury the root in soil and don't water too much, and the small plant will become round and plump!

Question 8: The Portulacaria afra 'Medio-picta' is not looking lively, and the top part broke off. Can the broken part be propagated from cuttings?

Answer: The broken top part of the Portulacaria afra 'Medio-picta' can still be propagated from cuttings (as long as it's not absurdly short, haha!). As for the Kalanchoe delagoensis, there's no need to behead it. The ring of small plantlets that pop out on the leaves will crazily take over your pots before long~~~~~

Question 9: I'd like to know what these succulents are called respectively, please tell me, thank you.

Answer: Some are really too blurry, I can only guess based on the leaf condition! In order from top to bottom, left to right.

First row: Echeveria 'Frosty Morn', Aloe (I'm not familiar with aloe varieties)? Orostachys, Plectranthus amboinicus, Graptosedum 'Bronze'?

Second row: Graptopetalum paraguayense? Echeveria 'Perle von Nurnberg', Sedum pachyphyllum, Echeveria pulvinata, Sempervivum?

Third row: Plectranthus amboinicus, Echeveria 'Red Ghost City', Sedum adolphi? Echeveria 'Pinky', Graptopetalum paraguayense.