Sedum and Crassula from Seed

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  1. Victoria

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    Ah, the tubular leafed one could be Crassula ovata ‘Gollum’.
     
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      I think it's Crassula ovata, Hobbit if it's small and Gollum if it has questionable character ;)

      I have some as houseplants, originally from IKEA and now growing here and there. It's one of those plants that are too easy to root from cuttings.

      Your Kalanchoe is wonderful :)
       
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        1 = Crassula tetragona
        2 = Crassula ovata 'Golum'
        3 = Kalanchoe tomentosa
         
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          Sorry I didn't see the other answers until I after clicked 'post reply' :heehee:
           
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            Thank you Selleri and Michael. I have now named them all in my computer photo album.
             
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              Well, while your looking and seems you have to have a "short list" and limited space, may I suggest you look for the Chocolate one (very pretty) and the Varigated one also very pretty.
               
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              The Kalanchoe tomentosa is also called a Chocolate Soldier. I ordered an Aeonium Kiwi but it is sadly out od stock. Maybe I can find a few colourful ones when I ge to the Garden Center.
               
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                @michael Hewitt @pete @Selleri
                You can see from the photo that the Crassuls tetragona and the Kalanchoe tomentosa are way too big and hanging out the pots lying on the ground as they have been hidden down the bottom of the garden where I had no access. Should I cut them back drastically?
                Succulents2 24 Sep 23.jpg
                 
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                Spring might be the best time to do it @Victoria, although I think the Crassula tetragona looks nice as it is.
                I say spring because after cutting them they may start to regrow, and in the winter the new shoots would be straggly. Also if you use the offshoots as cuttings they'd root better in the spring.
                 
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                Slight problem as my Winter is your Spring! ;) Maybe if I just put their pots on pots so they drape down, but the pots fall over. :smile: The third pot with the Crassula ovata 'Golum' is nice and upright so no problems there.
                 
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                But your November to February is dark the same as ours and that's what makes the stems grow spindly.
                 
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                  I think we have longer days. I just copied the first week of January ...
                  Screenshot 2023-09-25 at 13-57-09 Sunrise and sunset times in Algarve January 2024(1)(1).png
                   
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                    I think the greater sunshine and light levels will make the difference.
                     
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                      It isn't very much longer. It still seems too dark for growing succulents but I suppose you could try.
                       
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