Identity theft
When I first got Ronaldo, his pink stems were my favorite thing about him. But he was my first succulent, I had no idea what I was doing, and it got rough there for a while. I THOUGHT I had managed to save parts of him even as the big stems withered.
I thought that it was because it was winter, the light wasn’t strong enough, and that’s why his new growth stems weren’t pink anymore; that the original plant was dehydrated, and that’s why its leaves weren’t as plump as the new growth. But comparing the two pictures, it’s clear that Ronaldo was originally an elephant bush, and this new growth is NOT.
Now I have to figure out what this plant is, and do I rename him?? #PlantID #WhatTheSuccWednesday #SucculentSquad #SuccuLove #PlantsMakePeopleHappy
I thought that it was because it was winter, the light wasn’t strong enough, and that’s why his new growth stems weren’t pink anymore; that the original plant was dehydrated, and that’s why its leaves weren’t as plump as the new growth. But comparing the two pictures, it’s clear that Ronaldo was originally an elephant bush, and this new growth is NOT.
Now I have to figure out what this plant is, and do I rename him?? #PlantID #WhatTheSuccWednesday #SucculentSquad #SuccuLove #PlantsMakePeopleHappy
1ft to light, direct
3” pot with drainage
Last watered 4 days ago
5
In the first picture he is a Rainbow Elephant Bush. I have one. Since the shoot is all green could be a few things... 1) Not enough light and it reverted to all green 2) it's a totally different shoot, a regular Jade Plant. But if the big plant is still red stemmed, it's a elephant bush.... Hope this all makes since!! #ElephantBush #Jade #TheWateringHole 🪴🌵🏜🦋🐞 and a cute name "Dumbo" elephant bush... Yes... No...
@ZestyWhiteghost the big plant died. Not sure why when the smaller, bright green ones around it survived. But those bright green ones are all that’s left of the original potted plant I bought at Home Depot. I can only surmise that someone mispotted two different plants because they looked alike?
@RootWrangler Yeah, these guys love sun. They need a lot of it. Then they stay compact and turn yellow and orange.