Growing Echeveria like bonsai
These look like Graptopetalums but they are actually a cultivar of Echeveria elegans which have gone pink or purple from the cold because it is winter. The thick, compact leaves are caused by growing them in the same pot for a while. They get good light but not much direct sun and I don't water them very often.
As contrast, this is the same plant, growing in a small amount of soil but it's only been one season
This look is highly prized by some succulent growers and it is a stressed look from a combination of sun, cold weather, little water and many plants in the same soil. I prefer it to the very green, stretched appearance that many echeverias get if grown under softer conditions. These are all about to flower, the mini plants you see poking out are not offsets but flower stalks, which will start elongating soon.
These are so sweet! Now I know why you are crazy about succulents! They are mysterious and charming!
Yes, they are!
Very amazingly beautiful flowers and their form is very strict, academic.
Yes, succulent growth is like that
Bellas. Se parecen a las mías. Pero mis suculentas, se multiplican por el tallo. Estas prolongaciones que le salen arriba, nunca le salen a las mías. Están siempre al sol. Con poca agua, hasta que caen las tormentas. Ya pasó la última y ahora está sin humedad.
I am surprised if yours do not flower
So beautiful...
Clearly they need to suffer to look their best