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Asked 5 ´years ago | Sedum album 'Orange Ice'
SIGNS
White, cotton-like buildup in crevices between leaves
Misshapen leaves marked with dents
Significant leaf loss, including top and center leaves
TREATMENTS
First, isolate plant to prevent spread of bugs and repot with new soil
Most effective strategy: spray directly with diluted 50% isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) every day until bugs disappear
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Asked 5 ´years ago | Senecio herreanus - String of Tears
STRETCHED OR ETIOLATED
Succulents can grow tall and spindly when they are short on sunlight. As soon as you see signs of stretching, move the plant into sunnier conditions or install a grow light above it. Colors can come back with more light, but stretched succulents have to be pruned back into shape. Hardy succulents tend to stretch easily indoors; make sure they have plenty of light or move them outside.
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Asked 2 ´years ago | Peperomia 'Ginny'
CROWN DIVISION
While standard Sempervivum (Hens & Chicks) are known for sending out young plant offsets on stolons from a central mother rosette, new growth in S. heuffelii arises through crown division. S. heuffelii varieties develop offsets right in the middle of an older rosette. As leaves emerge and enlarge, the clump expands to make room for the new, individual rosettes.
PROPAGATING BY HAND
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Left on their own, Sempervivum rosettes grow into tidy, mounding clusters. They are also particularly easy to propagate by hand because they produce new offsets or "chicks" on stolons (horizontal stems). When the chick is at least 1.0" in diameter, cut or gently pull it from its mother rosette. Place the new offsets on well draining soil in partial sun and water regularly until it can establish mature roots. The prop Read more
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