New Pink Succulent

[NYCorchidman]

Mine gets full sun, so I don't think it's the lack of light that's causing this plant turning green.
I will just wait and see if there will be any color change in about two three months.

The mix is mostly sand and some kind of dirt, maybe peat. I'm not sure, but it drains very well.
Apparently there were grown fine at the nursery.

[Paul]

Originally Posted by NYCorchidman

Mine gets full sun, so I don't think it's the lack of light that's causing this plant turning green.

I'm talking full sun as in outdoors or a brightly lit greenhouse as opposed to a windowsill -- it can make a big difference. A buddy of mine gets great color on his echies over the summer where he puts them out on his driveway to bake in the afternoon sun. During the winter, they go in his little greenhouse and revert to green.

Originally Posted by NYCorchidman

The mix is mostly sand and some kind of dirt, maybe peat. I'm not sure, but it drains very well.

Oh, good. From the photo the media looked very dark/peaty.

Originally Posted by NYCorchidman

Apparently there were grown fine at the nursery.

Ah but you have to keep in mind how vastly different their conditions are than yours.

[NYCorchidman]

Dang it, I cannot give any more light than I give them now.

[tarev]

My jelly beans typically look like this during winter to spring:
Chilly winter overnights to mornings, no snow..some rain at times


This is during late Spring to mid-Fall, no rain, just sun and more sun, with daytime temps going high 80's to triple digit, and lows at 60's, very low humidity

[NYCorchidman]

Thanks for your pictures.
That first picture is how my red one looked like when bought it earlier this year, and right now, it is sitting right on the window frame getting full sun through the glass, and it is plain green like your second picture. So, I'm hoping the red color will return once the weather gets cold.

It is interesting because Paul is giving exactly the opposite information.

[tarev]

Yes, it always gets its colorful reddish color during cold weather. It is the cold stress that it gets that makes them turn red, similar to what the Jade plants and Aeoniums do.

Paul is talking about some echeverias which do turn reddish when grown in sun.

[Orchid killer]

On the topic of succulents, I have been told and read that one can propagate pachyphytum from their fleshy leaves.

Has anyone tried this this method?
And can anyone give me any tips / instruction on how to go about it.

[MrHappyRotter]

That is one heck of a headline.

I bet this thread pops up at the top of the list of a lot of search results, and ends up with a lot of very disappointed men.



// Yes, I went there.

[Paul]

Originally Posted by tarev

Yes, it always gets its colorful reddish color during cold weather. It is the cold stress that it gets that makes them turn red, similar to what the Jade plants and Aeoniums do.

Hmm, seems highly unlikely that NYC's plant was getting cool temps in the greenhouse -- especially this time of year. I'd be more inclined to suspect high light coupled with getting quite dry as the factors in this case. Even on overcast days with outdoor temps in the 70s F, greenhouses tend to heat up very quickly and that heat does not necessarily dissipate quickly with nightfall. Of course, if the greenhouse had perhaps just received a shipment shortly before NYC got there, the it could well be that the original grower gave them a chilling to bring out the colors if that was the trigger. Most places don't bother doing so, however, as the cost of running an AC may outweigh the money recouped from plant sales.

My Crassula compacta tends to be colorful both in summer and fall. In the summer with full sun on my balcony it gets a bit of red edging and yellower hues. The cooler autumn temps often bring out the reddish hues in Crass's and some other succs. High light and remaining rather dry is typically a must during that time to get decent color.

Originally Posted by tarev

Paul is talking about some echeverias which do turn reddish when grown in sun.

To the best of my knownledge, with any of the colorful echies, full sun is practically mandatory to bring out their colors.

[NYCorchidman]

Well, time will tell.
It seems rather mysterious to me as I bought this as pink and it is turning green so fast.
I doubt the greenhouse were chilling them, but you never know.
I mean, if I had a choice between pink colored one and a plain green one, I would definitely go for the pink one, and that's what I did.

Greenhouse might be hotter than my apartment during the summer even with all the watering and fanning. At least the ones I visited were quite hot and humid, sort of like Florida this time of the year.
Ok, maybe a bit cooler than that, but it felt similar. lol

Well, I really hope the pink color will return as the weather gets colder in the coming months.

My aeonium ( I believe I have a kiwi) has also turned plain green. I hope they return to their fancy colored state as well.