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RE: Cactus or succulents? There's the struggle!
Ahahaha, the bug has bitten! The alien is an Aeonium tabuliforme. Nice but expensive and they die after they flower. Try buying the gasteria, they don't need a lot of light. It is this one
The bug bit too hard!! Alrighty, I'll go back on Friday after work to get Mr. Gasty (it's funny because in Argentina there's a lot of guys named Gastón and their beloved ones call them Gasty). Gasteria reminded me of it. Btw.. How do I change Ling Ling's pot? :( I don't even know how to grab her without harming her!! (Or me).
So if the allien flowers it dies just like that? Oh god you're my gardening Yoda.
The alien belongs to a group of plants that are monocarpic, meaning that they only flower once in their lives. Aeonium, Sempervivum, and Agave are some of the ones that do that although many of them make plenty of babies (offsets) which don't die. Not all Aeoniums do this so they just die.
For Ling Ling, you can wrap her with a sheet of newspaper that you fold a few times to make a band, turn the pot upside down and tap it until it loosens and you can lift it off. But only repot if you see roots growing out of the holes in the bottom. Before that, it isn't necessary and don't water before you repot, it's better to do it dry
Oh i didn't know it was necessary to see roots in the holes. Problems is that she has some spikes that get stucked in the sheet (or my fingers) and they come off her.
If you are careful, you can get the paper off the spines. Your fingers, not so much. That's why I suggested leaving it in the pot. It won't mind
Guess I'll leave her there then, it's safer.
Definitely for your fingers :P