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Posted 2Y ago by @roxyvivien

Anyone else with an Echeveria Imbricata 'Atlantis' or sim...

Unfortunately, I'm not sure she's the right fit for my new sunny window planter arrangement. ๐Ÿ˜•๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ

I got these bb's last week (black prince I already had) and introduced them slowly to their new home and light... the Echeveria 'Mira' and Crassula Moonglow are adapting very well...

It's just my Echeveria Imbricata 'Atlantis' who's being a bit more dramatic than the others and her leaves are shriveling. ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ ๐Ÿ˜ฅ

I've lost a couple leaves already which is to be expected with a new plant but I'm wondering if she'll eventually adapt or if she's just not cut out for direct sun for 4-6 hours like this window gets (hence the tissue over her at the moment.) โ˜€

How long should I give her using my Kleenex tissues shading method to adjust?

She also seems to dry out much faster than the others ... I could swap her with the Crassula MoonGlow on the right side as that gets sun the least long... Was just trying not to stress her out more right now.

Any tips or tricks to help her adapt?
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6โ€ pot with drainage
Last watered 2 weeks ago
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Iโ€™d also plan to keep it a little further from the sun. Atlantis can burn and drop leaves to push more growth but eventually, she may dry up if she gets too much sun too fast. The others will do well but the Atlantis is the one you may want to swap out for another echevaria that does better in that much sunlight. All of mine get morning sunlight and lots of afternoon shade. North and northeast facing. My hardier and plumper agaves get the south through west sunlight. Theyโ€™re ok but some of my Echeveria turned crispy due to the high heat index and direct sun exposure this year. It was bad.
Any of my #gregfam have some ideas for this arrangement issue I'm having? @FitSedum @KrunchyWrap @kscape @sarahsalith @Sassylimey @vvvelo
Oh yes, I actually lost my first one to sunlight because I paired them with my Haworthias ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ
I was just reading up on light for Crassula. They do ok in a west window if you have a sheer curtain. I'm planning on moving all my jades to a west window but I'm installing a sheer curtain first to protect them from the heat of the sun. I also have blinds on the west window. Love your tissue idea, it's basically the same ass a sheer curtain ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ’–
Atlantis needs bright light and growing medium with 50-70% grit. They also need excellent drainage so make sure your boxes have holes or liners to allow the water to run through them. Same with Mira. Crassula needs less light.

My suggestion is check moisture and make sure you arenโ€™t wetting the leaves. But first, Iโ€™d check the drainage.
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Thanks @FitSedum! Your ๐Ÿ’ฏ spot on!

My drainage is on point - I put just under 4:1 Superfly Bonsai Gritty Mix to Coco Coir and added 3 Tbls of wormcastings to the planter. I water slowly with a squeeze bottle and dry any splash up water with a nifty plastic hand hold squeeze dryer thing... Lol

I anticipated the crassula moonglow needing less light so I put her on the right end where there is the least light... But it seems I've misjudged the Echeveria Atlantis ๐Ÿ˜”

The only other echervia I have is a Pulidonis and she loves the southern window, but I'm understanding now that not all Echeveria are alike ๐Ÿ˜”

Unfortunately my east facing windows have a giant tree in front of them so they are too shaded for anything but cuttings and propigations. Looks like I'll have to find my Atlantis a new home and plop a different succulent in there...
Any recommendations for slow growing cute floret succulents? ๐Ÿ™‚
@angelw1975 OMG! You are so innovative! I love this! ๐Ÿ˜‚ ๐Ÿ– ๐Ÿน
@Sassylimey oh it's not the crassula moonglow that's having trouble, it's the Echeveria Atlantis. ๐Ÿ˜”

I grow all my Crassula (jade, buttons, Campfire, etc) outside on my west facing deck and they need a little shade when it's real hot but do really well in full sun if I acclimate them slowly.
@kscape Wait!? Are you saying they need less direct sun than Haworthia? If so I really F'ed up! ๐Ÿ˜‚
@roxyvivien

Place it in full sun or partial shade. If grown indoors, give the plant bright light throughout most of the day. Typically, western-facing or southern-facing windows provide the best sunlight for succulent houseplants. As one of the hardiest succulents, the imbricata can tolerate lower temperatures.