Succulents heal loneliness and irritability, making life incredibly warm

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Submission date: 2018-06-10

Edited and compiled by: Baike Jun

Location: Lingtai County, Pingliang City, Gansu Province

Due to limited conditions, my succulents can only be grown indoors, and because Gansu is a small city with a lot of wind and sand, the windows at home are almost never opened, so my succulents are not in very good condition, with insufficient light and not very good ventilation, but I still take careful care of them and love them.

Every day before going out to work, I always look at my succulents again and again, unable to bear leaving them, and I even sneak back to check on them during work (I'm self-employed). In the evening, my time at home is basically all spent admiring my succulents. When I'm in a bad mood, I just look at my succulents, and as I look, my worries are thrown to the back of my mind. My social media posts about succulents far exceed my work posts, and the friends around me often say to me: "You love whatever you lack" - maybe it's true, because I lack succulents. Now let me show you my succulents. They may not be the best, but they have all been carefully cared for by me.

Sedum makinoi 'Ogon' - Last year at the flower and bird market, I shamelessly asked a friend to buy it for me. It is also the only succulent that a guy gave me at home. Oh wait, no, it should be the only pot of succulent that I shamelessly asked a guy for. Very easy to grow, prefers partial shade, control watering, good ventilation.

Echeveria 'Nicksana' - A small old specimen from a year ago, it just never colored up, but it is very delicate.

Echeveria 'Nicksana' - This is what it looked like a month ago, very beautiful and delicate, with a perfect shape, deeply loved by me. Echeveria 'Nicksana' prefers light; shading it in summer will cause it to become leggy. Now my Echeveria 'Nicksana' has become completely leggy - it's all tears when I talk about it, so I won't post the photo.

Echeveria derenbergii - Bought three years ago, I have never had the heart to behead it. I plan to behead it this autumn - I wonder if it will produce pups!

Echeveria 'Blue Apple' - Crassulaceae, Echeveria genus. Spring and autumn are the growing seasons, and it can take full sun. It goes into slight dormancy in summer. The flowers it produces are also impossibly beautiful.

Crassula ovata 'Gollum' (Hobbit) - Acquired two years ago, very easy to grow, likes water, likes light, good ventilation, loose potting soil.

Aeonium 'Green Yarn' (Green Aeonium) - Bought two years ago. If you have a group of Aeoniums, then Green Aeonium is indispensable. Green Aeonium may be the Aeonium that changes the least of all! It is green in every season, just varying in intensity! It has a faint fragrance, but most of its form will be rosette-shaped, extremely easy to produce pups, and grows densely!

Aeonium 'Purple Yarn' (Purple Aeonium) - A fragrant Aeonium, acquired less than a year ago. Water once a week, water thoroughly when dry. Likes light and ventilation. Although it doesn't have the brilliant colors of other people's plants, it is still my favorite.

Aeonium 'Green' (Green Aeonium) - Acquired three years ago. I gradually realized that growing succulents still requires being ruthless - don't water, let it dry out completely, then water thoroughly again after half a month. This pot of mine suffered entirely from my own meddling - I watered too much, so the leaf surface is uneven. In short, controlling water is very important.

Aeonium 'Shaoxiu' - Acquired less than two months ago. The ratio of nutrient soil to granular soil is 5:3. I watered it thoroughly right after potting, and it settled in very quickly. Looking forward to it growing fast and then filling the pot.

Aeonium 'Halloween' - Acquired less than half a year ago. Water when wet, let dry when dry, and don't expose to scorching sun.

Aeonium 'Round Leaf' - Bought more than a year ago. It was in very good condition before summer. Recently with the rainy weather, plus the beginning of summer, it doesn't look as good as before, but it is still very beautiful and delicate.

Aeonium 'Copper Kettle' - When I first bought it, I planted it in ordinary soil, placed it in a cool, ventilated spot, and watered it three days later. I originally thought the soil wouldn't work, but it settled in quickly, and it has grown a lot since then, with its condition remaining quite good.

Graptopetalum 'Supia Duck' - I started growing Supia Duck right when I got into succulents. Personally, I think Supia Duck is relatively drought-tolerant, prefers partial shade, and is afraid of freezing. Of course, you can't water it too much either. The potting soil must be loose and have good air permeability.

Sedum rubrotinctum - I have grown several pots, but only took photos of these two. The others are currently in isolation because they got white mold spot disease.

Echeveria 'Snow Field' - It is said to be a hybrid of Echeveria derenbergii and Echeveria runyonii. (It has many names: Snow Field, Blue Paris, Blue Paris, Lotus Leaf Echeveria). In short, I call it Snow Field. It doesn't like water, is drought-tolerant, and needs good ventilation.

Echeveria 'Afterglow' - When I first bought it, I didn't have a suitable pot, so I forcibly took a neighbor's rice bowl to plant the succulent in. Now it has grown beautifully.

Sedum multiceps - Summer is its dormancy period. Sedum multiceps also belongs to the succulent category, petite and cute, with high ornamental value. Sedum multiceps likes arid conditions, light, and ventilation. When Sedum multiceps blooms, cut off the flowers as early as possible, otherwise it will affect its growth. I cut mine right after taking photos.

Echeveria 'Lotus Leaf' - A leaf-propagation seedling bought online a year ago. Perhaps because I planted it in ordinary soil, it hasn't grown very fast, but its condition has always been good. A while ago, the leaves developed mold spot disease in multiple places, so I dripped carbendazim on the leaves, and now it has come back to life. Lotus Leaf Echeveria likes warm, dry, partially shaded places. Just water thoroughly when the soil is dry.

Echeveria 'Moonlight Goddess' - After three years it still isn't very big. Moonlight Goddess likes sunny, dry environments and tolerates partial shade. Only when Moonlight Goddess receives sufficient sunlight will its leaves be colorful and its form more compact and beautiful.

Sedum 'Baby Finger' - Baby Finger is a relatively easy variety to grow, with no obvious dormancy period. It can take full sun. In summer, provide ventilation and shade, and water less. It easily produces side shoots, and its flowers are also very beautiful. I wait until the flowers bloom, take photos, and then immediately cut off the flower stalks, otherwise it will consume a lot of nutrients.

Echeveria 'Tolimanensis' (Dongyun) - There are several types of Dongyun. I can't figure out which Dongyun this one is, but it is very easy to grow. Just control water appropriately. It likes light.

Echeveria 'Comic Tom' - Its condition is quite good, bright red, very cute. Likes light, control water. If there is insufficient light, the leaf tips will fade. It easily produces side shoots, and when grown well, it easily fills the pot.

Sedum makinoi 'Ogon' (Round Leaf Pine Green) - Its vitality is as strong as Sedum rubrotinctum. It can be managed extensively. It likes a sunny, cool, and dry growing environment. It is drought-tolerant but not cold-tolerant.

This succulent arrangement in a high-heeled shoe has already been taken to kindergarten by my child - it wasn't meant to be mine.

Echeveria 'Chihuahuaensis' - Bought right when I got into succulents. The pot is too small, and I'm too lazy to repot, but because I control water well, the succulent is still in good condition.

Cotyledon tomentosa (Bear's Paw) - A fragrant succulent. Likes light, ventilation, and water. Easily fills the pot.

Echeveria 'Ruby' - A very easy pot of succulent to grow. Likes light. Water thoroughly when dry. Because the leaves are relatively smooth, even after it fades, its color still looks very pleasing, deeply loved by me.

Echeveria 'BroCade' - Also known as Higanbana (Spider Lily). A typical small succulent. Insufficient light easily causes it to fade and leaves to become sparse. BroCade likes sunny, cool, and dry places. Drought-tolerant but not cold-tolerant.

Pachyphytum 'White Beauty' - When I first bought it, it was still very small. Very easy to grow, easily fills the pot. So far I have repotted it three times.

Sempervivum 'Purple Peacock' (Purple Peony) - I'm quite ashamed that after more than two years of growing it, it has never colored up. Purple Peony is a type of Sempervivum succulent. Purple Peony has no great requirements for soil - I planted it in soil dug from the community yard. Purple Peony likes light, is drought-tolerant, water thoroughly when dry, don't water if not dry. Very easy to grow.

Echeveria pulidonis (Hua Yue Ye) - Doesn't the name of the succulent Hua Yue Ye sound lovely? The plant itself is also very beautiful. Hua Yue Ye especially likes light. Water once a week. If the leaves of Hua Yue Ye curl, it means there is insufficient light.

Aloe 'Lulin Ji Peacock' - Haha, does seeing this trigger your trypophobia? Lulin Ji Peacock belongs to the aloe category. Very easy to grow - watering more or less doesn't affect it. Too much light will turn it dark red. Personally I don't like dark red, so I always keep it in a cool, ventilated place. Green is the prettiest. The hairs on it are the very soft, fine kind that don't prick your hands.

Echeveria 'Blue Apple'

Sedum 'Little Ball Rose' - Photographed last autumn. Little Ball Rose has tenacious vitality. It likes warm, dry, and sunny environments, and has strong tolerance to drought, poor soil, and cold, with strong adaptability and no obvious dormancy. Normally it is mainly green. Increased sunlight hours and large temperature differences will turn the entire plant blood-red, and the plant shape will also remain very beautiful. If there is insufficient light and too much water, it will cause the stem nodes to elongate, the leaves won't be compact enough, legginess will be obvious, it will easily fall over, and its posture will be sparse and poor.

Echeveria 'White Phoenix' - already dead. I grew White Phoenix for two years and never had the heart to behead it, and in the end I knocked it flying to the ground by sitting down on it. White Phoenix is very brittle and not cold-tolerant, easily getting frostbitten. In winter, the temperature cannot be lower than -5°C. My White Phoenix died because of extensive frostbite - I rescued it and then personally buried it. It likes light. Control water appropriately, otherwise it easily becomes leggy.

Astrophytum asterias (seed-grown) - already dead. I grew it for a year, and in the end I drowned it with water.

Echeveria laui (Snow Lotus) - already dead. I watered it too much.

Sedum 'Baby Finger' (Sedum pachyphyllum) - The one-year-old Baby Finger old specimen got infected with mold spot disease from the Fire Cracker plant. I sprayed a lot of fungicide but it was no use, and it got worse and worse, to the point that it infected other succulents too. At first I didn't understand - several pots of succulents got sick and their leaves fell off, so I threw them away. Later I learned that even if the leaves fall off, if you plant them in a pot, they will still grow new leaves the next year. Later I mixed carbendazim with water at 1:1 and used a cotton swab to drip one drop on each diseased leaf, and in the end they all recovered.

For now, I'll just show these succulents. I have grown many Haworthias, and I'll submit another post when I have time.

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