Why does the prop look so different from the parent? What IS the parent?
The prop looks like topsy turvy to me, but why does the parent plant look like an overgrown head of broccoli? (Also yes, the parent is getting repotted today and I have been struggling with its light needs)
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Al115
The parent plant is fasciated, or crested. It’s essentially a mutation that results in a fusion and flattening of the stem, which in turn results in a mishmash of growth points and leaves.
The leaf propped plant, meanwhile, is not crested and is instead growing normally from a central growth point.
Editing to add: I’m pretty sure fasciation is relatively common in topsy turvies, at least more so than most other succulents.
ITakeMyCatToBars
I know this isn’t your question, but the parent plant with the cresting????? Ooooh I’d have so much fun carefully plucking all the dried leaves to show off that fatty stem!
wetlegband
They’re both really cool specimens. I like when succulents grow in unusual almost as much as when they’re perfect compact rosettes
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The parent plant is fasciated, or crested. It’s essentially a mutation that results in a fusion and flattening of the stem, which in turn results in a mishmash of growth points and leaves.
The leaf propped plant, meanwhile, is not crested and is instead growing normally from a central growth point.
Editing to add: I’m pretty sure fasciation is relatively common in topsy turvies, at least more so than most other succulents.
I know this isn’t your question, but the parent plant with the cresting????? Ooooh I’d have so much fun carefully plucking all the dried leaves to show off that fatty stem!
They’re both really cool specimens. I like when succulents grow in unusual almost as much as when they’re perfect compact rosettes