I wasn’t initially a fan of succulent plants, as most of the ones I saw looked unappealing. I also couldn’t see the point in cacti, which looked ugly and painful to me. Where’s the value in having a ball of spikes sitting around? 🤔
But then I noticed some ‘aloe cactus’ plants on Amazon, and these did look cool. So three months ago I bought a set of five of them, which has been really good value. They each have an interesting and unique texture to them, and some are growing surprisingly fast! I’ve also recently named most of them in a spurt of creative thinking.
Clockwise from left— Sir Lancelot (a Lace Aloe plant), 2D McGee (Tongue Aloe), Kill (Tiger Tooth Aloe), Charmer (Fairy Washboard), Tywin Lannister (Soap Aloe), and in the middle is Badger (Zebra Haworthia).Close-up of 2D McGeeClose-up of Badger, the bastard. Badger is actually an offshoot of a larger plant I bought for a friend.Close-up of Charmer. Charmer is my toughest plant, with the thickest skin of them all!First day at school! 😂😂😂
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And I ADORE my namesake – wee tough skinned beauty that she is.
How funny that she’s a ‘fairy washboard’ – I actually have a fake one of those made of wood on my desk at home! Never knew that’s what they were called!
I don’t get the joke and why Charmer’s in tears but those fake plants on amazon— most plants online are fake! I find the idea absolutely absurd and distasteful, lol.
I fully thought it was a real plant when I bought it. I remembered you mentioned real plants come in with careful package. I thought Amazon would do the same. So for $14 I thought what a bargain. Then when it arrived, I realised it was only a plastic plant. 🤦♀️
Ahhh ok! I thought you were both laughing at the name you gave it, haha. No reason for me to have thought that, never mind! It is a funny story for sure :D.
😄. It’s named after a kid from one of my earliest memories, at a toddler group. I nicknamed him ‘kill’ in my head because he looked scary and acted like a dickhead, as I remember!
Haha! Actually I was asleep. So I woke up and saw the notification and thought, “what did I even mean??” Lol.
I think I was going to pretend I’d turned into a crazy plant guy and that I actually personify and have conversations with these plants. Imagination was running away 😆. Alas, I don’t do that!!
Hello! I have enjoyed your conversations here and elsewhere. Having grown succulents and other kinds of plants for many years, I would like to inform you that those are not aloes but haworthias, even though both are in the liliaceae family, as are the gasterias.
More importantly, all of your plants as shown in your photos require more light, as they are looking lanky and uncharacteristic, as they are struggling to reach the light by elongating themselves, and will eventually become very weak or even perish. In good light, they normally grow in the formation of a squat rosette.
They also require not a standard fertilizer but a low-nitrogen fertilizer or succulent fertilizer, because too much nitrogen will cause them to become soft and flabby.
I would like to confess that I am also interested in botany and gardening, for I have been a keen gardener. You are very welcome to take a good look at my four horticulture websites containing a great deal of information available to you as follows. Simply append the usual dot wordpress dot com to the end of the following words to visit the corresponding websites:
I have one blue succulent that I got out of curiosity and have been pleasantly surprised by how long it has stayed alive despite my kids wanting to water it too much, and I had to move it to another state last month.
Yes that was my friend responsible for that initially 😆. I was ‘forced’ into it lol. But I do recommend it, give the challenge to your kids, bet they’d come up with something hilarious.
Cool! You are totally right, they look so exotic. Somebody commented on this post that they looked leggy from not enough light, I realised they were right so I bought another light to go above them. Now they are changing shape gradually and looking better!
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That is absolutely great 👌👌👌👌
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Haha, thanks! 😄
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They look great! I love seeing happy plants!
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Thanks Robyn! Great 😄😄😄
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Aw, these are fab! 😁
And I ADORE my namesake – wee tough skinned beauty that she is.
How funny that she’s a ‘fairy washboard’ – I actually have a fake one of those made of wood on my desk at home! Never knew that’s what they were called!
😁😁🌵🖤🖤
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I recently bought a string of pearls on amazon, thought they were real plant, when I got it realised it’s a fake plant…..i name it ‘plasballs’
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🤣🤣🖤
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I don’t get the joke and why Charmer’s in tears but those fake plants on amazon— most plants online are fake! I find the idea absolutely absurd and distasteful, lol.
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I fully thought it was a real plant when I bought it. I remembered you mentioned real plants come in with careful package. I thought Amazon would do the same. So for $14 I thought what a bargain. Then when it arrived, I realised it was only a plastic plant. 🤦♀️
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Ahhh ok! I thought you were both laughing at the name you gave it, haha. No reason for me to have thought that, never mind! It is a funny story for sure :D.
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Oh the name too I guess….plasballs
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No, I was definitely laughing at the mistake. The fact Cassa thought they an absolute bargain only to find it was plastic made me chuckle! 😁🖤
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Hahaha 🤣. Thanks for explaining! All the funnier for it 😉.
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👍🖤
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Thanks! Very glad you agree with the plant :D. That’s absolutely ludicrous…insanely appropriate naming!! Man how I read people like a book…😐.
Yeah it’s an odd name, I had to google to see why they’re named that lol. When they grow up they look somewhat fatter and more monstrous.
😄💙
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‘Fatter and more monstrous’ – DEFINITELY worthy of my namesake then! 😂🖤
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😂😂🤣😂🤣🤣😂🤣😜💙
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😉🖤
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‘Kill’ hahahaha what a name for a Tiger Tooth
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😄. It’s named after a kid from one of my earliest memories, at a toddler group. I nicknamed him ‘kill’ in my head because he looked scary and acted like a dickhead, as I remember!
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🤪 that wasn’t a fond memory then.
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Aw they’re so cute! I think you’ll be successful with these guys.
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😀 thanks! I think they are quite like-minded.
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Lol I dunno why I said that 😆. Strange comment
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Poor Robin’s been thinking about why he said that all day 😅
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Haha! Actually I was asleep. So I woke up and saw the notification and thought, “what did I even mean??” Lol.
I think I was going to pretend I’d turned into a crazy plant guy and that I actually personify and have conversations with these plants. Imagination was running away 😆. Alas, I don’t do that!!
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It’s been difficult last few days 🙂
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Sorry to hear things have been difficult. I hope a little plant humor brightens things up a little.
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Thanks. It certainly helps! 😁
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Dear RoBIN and Hetty Eliot,
Hello! I have enjoyed your conversations here and elsewhere. Having grown succulents and other kinds of plants for many years, I would like to inform you that those are not aloes but haworthias, even though both are in the liliaceae family, as are the gasterias.
More importantly, all of your plants as shown in your photos require more light, as they are looking lanky and uncharacteristic, as they are struggling to reach the light by elongating themselves, and will eventually become very weak or even perish. In good light, they normally grow in the formation of a squat rosette.
They also require not a standard fertilizer but a low-nitrogen fertilizer or succulent fertilizer, because too much nitrogen will cause them to become soft and flabby.
I would like to confess that I am also interested in botany and gardening, for I have been a keen gardener. You are very welcome to take a good look at my four horticulture websites containing a great deal of information available to you as follows. Simply append the usual dot wordpress dot com to the end of the following words to visit the corresponding websites:
queenslandorchid
queenslandbegonia
pottedplantsociety
rhsq
Please enjoy the websites to your heart’s content, apart from my main website that is titled SoundEagle.
Wishing you a productive weekend doing or enjoying whatever that satisfies you the most!
Yours sincerely,
SoundEagle
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Thanks, actually you are right that they’re leggy! I need to create a dedicated succulents area with brighter light.
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I have one blue succulent that I got out of curiosity and have been pleasantly surprised by how long it has stayed alive despite my kids wanting to water it too much, and I had to move it to another state last month.
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Maybe I should name it too like you’ve named yours 🤔😊
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Yes that was my friend responsible for that initially 😆. I was ‘forced’ into it lol. But I do recommend it, give the challenge to your kids, bet they’d come up with something hilarious.
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Another state!? Oh, because you moved state lool. Yes that’s impressive it’s survived overwatering! Love the exotic colours
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They only grow stronger and better, already on my 5th and still can’t get enough of them! Easily cared for and very aesthetically pleasing 🙏🏻
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Cool! You are totally right, they look so exotic. Somebody commented on this post that they looked leggy from not enough light, I realised they were right so I bought another light to go above them. Now they are changing shape gradually and looking better!
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