My plant is a mystery!

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  1. Sofi

    Sofi Apprentice Gardener

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    Hello

    I'm brand new to this forum, and so glad I have found you! I have had this plant since just before covid, she didn't come with a label, the only sticker it had on was 'indoor plant'. I'm very much a novice and I try my best to be green fingered however, I'm noticing that I am over watering her, and she's become quite sad and limp. The new smaller leaves came in around 4 months ago. I have joined many Facebook gardening groups to find out what she could be, I've tried apps and local gardening centres, but to no avail I am hoping you wonderful lot could possibly help me identify her, so that I can make her happier for much longer! The only clue I could give anyone was I bought her from morrisons and she came in a skull plant pot (from the Halloween range), I've tried their website in the hopes they still sell them but no where to be seen. Thank you so much 20230403_161056.jpg 20230403_161056.jpg 20230403_161153.jpg 20230403_161121.jpg 20230403_161107.jpg
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    I dont know what it is but has it ever flowered.
    It looks like a succulent so it needs to be allowed to dry out between watering's.
     
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    Hi Pete!
    No she's never flowered, I thought it could possibly be succulent adjacent, so may be on the right track here
     
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    Hi @Sofi and welcome! :)

    Could it perhaps be some kind of Peperomia? Not quite Peperomia Obtusifolia but threrabouts?

    There are many varieties of this popular plant. Typically the flowers are funny little elephant's trunks raising above the foliage.

    However, your plant does look to be on a fleshy side so a Crassula (Ovata) might be a possibility. Again, there are various cultivars.

    Actually, going by Morrison logic, if the planter was small (fist sized), my vote goes for Crassula. If it was bigger, I'm not sure. Not hinting that I'm quite addicted to checking Morrison's plants quite often... :whistle:

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    Google photo of Crassula Ovata

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    • Michael Hewett

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      It's a Peperomia, and there are a few trailing varieties similar to this. It could be Peperomia rotundifolia ?
       
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        Does look like Peperomia rotundifolia, I first thought of Atpenia but it would have flowered.
         
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          I am struggling to see enough detail.
          My pics showing Peperomia rotundifolia, PEPEROMIA  ROTUNDIFOLIA 16-10-2020 13-03-41.JPG PEPEROMIA  ROTUNDIFOLIA 16-10-2020 13-04-03.JPG PEPEROMIA  ROTUNDIFOLIA 16-10-2020 13-24-12.JPG
           
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          Pics to show Aptenia. MESEMBRYANTHEMUM  CORDIFOLIUM  SYN  APTENIA  CORDIFOLIA 23-03-2016 14-20-04.JPG MESEMBRYANTHEMUM  CORDIFOLIUM  SYN  APTENIA  CORDIFOLIA 28-03-2019 08-37-32.JPG MESEMBRYANTHEMUM  CORDIFOLIUM  SYN  APTENIA  CORDIFOLIA 29-03-2010 14-02-26.JPG MESEMBRYANTHEMUM  CORDIFOLIUM  SYN  APTENIA  CORDIFOLIA 29-03-2010 14-03-34.JPG
           
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