Bear's Paw
4.4 out of 5 (67 experiences)
Survivor
Fast grower
Also known as
Kitten Paw
Taxonomy
Cotyledon tomentosa
Cotyledon
Crassulaceae
Saxifragales
How to care for Bear's Paw
How often to water your Bear's Paw
every 12
Bear's Paw needs 0.5 cups of water every 12 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
12
Finding light for Bear's Paw in your home
a window
Bear's Paw love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Bear's Paw does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Bear's Paw in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Bear's Paw
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Bear's Paw after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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why would my bear claw plant do this? i pulled this leaf off of her earlier, yesterday i checked on her this morning and i had to pull the leaf off. should i move her and if so where?
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how can i tell if my plant is getting what he needs? i keep my bear with most my other plants on the porch and he’s not really grown at all, i just want to make sure he’s getting what he needs
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When do I know when it’s time to change my plant into a different pot?? #BearsPaw
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#succulentsquad Here's the thing about succulents: they are complicated. The other side of that is that they are full of surprises and quirks. That aloe used to be bright green. The Astrophytum flowers resemble bird plumage and do three different billboard displays of color before/during/after a bloom. One of the grey nubs grew a second arm. The surprise with the Bear Paw is that it loves a little intense sun; no surprise that it's finicky and basically got its own special grow light.
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Do they have to be inside for sunlight? I’m new at this 😅 #BearsPaw
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New plant I picked up a bear paw succulent a couple days ago, I’m fairly experienced with succulents but any tips would be appreciated. Does anyone have photos of their bear paw they’d like to show off, I’d love to have something to look up to with growing. I’ll edit photos into this post in a bit, but I’m away from my plants rn. #BearsPaw #NewPlants #SucculentSquad #SucculentLove
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#succulentsquad I was watching a thing and saw this plant in the winner's circle. So, by default, my plant is also a red ribbon winner.
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Note to self: Do not water bear paw plants until leaves look wrinkly. If the soil is dry but the paws are still plump, the plant is happy…DO NOT WATER. Just learned this thanks to Tik tok😭
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Pleasantly surprised to see a flower coming out of my bear paw !!! ❤️
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How do I make Clooney produce more leaves? Will changing his pot and soil to a better draining one help? #BearsPaw #BearsPaw
Care Summary for Bear's Paw
Bear's Paw
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 12 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
Survivor 25
Fast grower 24
Easy to propagate 15
Large, lush leaves 14
Browns easily 7
Pest magnet 4
Blooms easily 2
01/10/2022
They can’t be watered to much and the leaves are fragile
Survivor
01/10/2022
Left this thing outside all winter last year and it survived. Now it’s with friends inside under a big grow lights and loving life
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
Survivor
12/28/2021
My bear paws have been through it 😅 but they always manage to come back and they’re so easy to prop. I keep them under grow lights about 6” away and they’re very happy with lots of new growth
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
Survivor
12/23/2021
Lovely plant with fat leaves. Keep up with repotting it as it grows, it gets really sad when it's in a too small pot.
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
11/28/2021
So cuteeee 🥰
08/21/2021
Give it plenty of room to grow and it’ll be the cutest addition to your plant family!
Survivor
Fast grower
08/09/2021
Although mine has gotten a bit leggy, it's grown a ton since I've had it and still looks cute even with the extra length. Great plant to add to a succulent collection
Fast grower
Survivor
08/09/2021
i’m in love with this cute fuzzy plant. it looks like little teeny paws!! <3 but every time i try to take care of it;; some leaves brown and it attracts gnats. please be careful with it;; not too much sunlight
Browns easily
Pest magnet
07/26/2021
Literally look at it. Cute.
Survivor
Large, lush leaves
Easy to propagate
07/24/2021
For me, Ronaldo has been very fragile and I came home with 4 new prop babies instead of a full plant 😭 but I’m excited for my first prop journey
Browns easily
Survivor
07/23/2021
So soft 🥺 I love this succ
Easy to propagate
07/23/2021
VERY CUte
Large, lush leaves
07/13/2021
This plant is amazing it doesn’t need much attention I live in Florida loves the sun and very little waterv
Easy to propagate
Blooms easily
Large, lush leaves
Fast grower
07/12/2021
These are so cute 💚 and grows fast!
Fast grower
07/11/2021
It’s so cute and soft and really looks like little paws
06/28/2021
Once you get this guy in the right state he just takes off! Slightly harder than most to propagate, don’t use water or he will get root rot. Such adorable lil paws 💕
06/15/2021
Cute n fluffy
Survivor
06/09/2021
CUTE
06/08/2021
Limited, direct sun. Water when dry. Most occasionally.
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Easy to propagate
06/04/2021
I wouldn’t recommend clustering a bear claw succulent with other types of succulents. I found that their care is very unique, and they have to get used to the sunlight from your window. The older bear paws have sunburns on them, but they got used to my window and now they don’t get sunburnt anymore. Since repotting it by itself, it has been giving me sooo much new growth. Paws used to drop like flies before, and now it is growing multiple leaves from every little spot that it has dropped from. They respond very well to the succulent fertilizer, being ignored for a lil more than a week, and they are just so adorable.
Browns easily
Fast grower
