Pig's Ear
Also known as
pig's-ears, Ping Pong and Silver Peak
Taxonomy
Cotyledon orbiculata
Cotyledon
Crassulaceae
Saxifragales
How to care for Pig's Ear
How often to water your Pig's Ear
every 12
Pig's Ear needs 0.5 cups of water every 12 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
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Water 0.5 cups every
12
Finding light for Pig's Ear in your home
a window
Pig's Ear love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Pig's Ear does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Pig's Ear in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Pig's Ear
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 Pig's Ear 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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Is this plant labeled correctly? #Cotyledon #PigsEar
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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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Can I propagate my bearpaw from those cuttings? I actually haven’t made any cuts yet. I was researching and there was something someone said about using non-woody stems only as my cuttings. I watched a lot of videos and they were about bear paws much bigger than mine with a lot of green stems, but mine only has brown stems (and I’m sure it’s not sick). So I’m here to ask if propagation would be possible if I make a cutting from any of those 3 sections in red. (I would only be making a single cut ideally). #PlantAddict #PropagationStation #Propagation #PropDontShop #SucculentLove #SucculentSquad
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Help me ID this beauty? I’m thinking she’s most likely a Cotyledon Orbiculata variety, but I’m not sure which. Silver Peak or Lady Fingers, maybe? I realize she may be a bit etiolated for her species (I got her like this), so that makes IDing more difficult. If anyone knows or has any guesses, I’d love to hear them! #SucculentSquad #PlantID
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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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#WhatTheSuccWednesday #WhereIsWhatTheSuccWednesday Got to repot some of my babies today, I used the last flower shaped pot of the three I got, this is the mid size one (I got small, medium and a large). Two of the three plants are propagations, (the Snow White panda plant & super donkey tail). The third plant is Cliff Cotyledon, it seems to be a fast grower, it has tripled in size since I’ve gotten it about a month and half ago. Please drop your #Succulent photos in the comments! & join the group if you love #Succulents and miss our OG #WhatTheSuccWednesday ! 🌿💕 #HappyPlants #NewGrowth #GrowingSuccs #SucculentSquad #SucculentLove #SuccerForSucculents #WhatTheSucc #PandaPlant #Cotyledon #DonkeyTail #SuperDonkeyTail #succulentarrangements #repot
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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
Care Summary for Pig's Ear
Pig's Ear
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.
