Unboxing TONS OF SUCCULENT PROPAGATIONS + planting up a big bowl! Euphorbia chunk update + new cacti

[@jpalvarez4715]

Here in Mexico some people call the gollum jade "Orejas de Shrek" which translates to Shrek ears hahaha

[@_hazplants]

Hey Kaitlyn, I have some of your new friends growing in my garden. Some days ago, I drilled a hole in an old wok-like frying pan and did an arrangement with the succulent-propagations laying around. Cut them in pieces, and you get more, and more, and… btw. I liked the names you gave them, very fitting. I am sure you already know it, but these all demand the brutal, hard rayed, direct sunlight. Otherwise they will grow longated and floppy. Even good growlights aren’t enough. And about the aoneums. When they grow bigger, they become quite sculpturous. Actually, when you grow them outside, they can get three to four foot high or even more, with rosettes of one foot in diameter. So they are looking better as solitaires. And I found out by mistake (left them outside on a night with temps lower than 50), that they branch out like crazy, if they loose all leaves (and survive).

[@marthamiriam8983]

That bag of succulents is a nice surprise.. and that fact that your husband knew the name Impressive!! And I gotta say I love your pigeons in the background. LOVE YOUR VIDEOS💚

[@reallybigplant]

Thank you so much Martha !!!! 😊💜✨✨

[@cscreative5460]

Your husband is so sweet. Love the cameo.

[@Magneticgarden]

And here's a 🍺!! 😬

[@myconfusedmerriment]

I love this!! The grab bag is so fun!! I have several succulent arrangements and I just adore them; it is so fun to watch them grow over time. You do have to ‘edit’ them from time to time, because they all grow at different rates, sometimes somebody gets too big for the pot or one just doesn’t thrive where the rest of them do. But I really enjoy having a bunch of species clustered in one pot. It’s really aesthetically pleasing and fun to have that variety! If you leave a little more room and have a watering can with a long, thin spout, you can kinda target water so you can give each individual plant what they need and avoid overwatering the others.

[@sereneh4969]

Thanks for keeping your potting accident in the video! It makes me feel better about some of the silly things I do.

[@elennakanjis5068]

Hi! You are such a great friend And A Good Master To All The Greens! I watch KZbin Almost Everyday! You Inspire Me A Lot In My Home! God Bless And Happy Living!❤🌹🌹🌹💖🌹🌹🌹

[@_patchwork_projects_]

I got a Gollum Jade in a grocery store a few months ago! Seeing how excited you got over it made me feel like some advanced plant owner (I’m definitely not 😂) I love the little dimples it has on top, it’s been one of the easiest succulents/any plants I’ve ever gotten! I hope yours does well!

[@jennifer_loves_8766]

Shrek's ears

[@deborahwilson5473]

@@jennifer_loves_8766 came here looking for the Shrek comments.

[@DaughterNature17]

I've had a Gollum Jade for about 5 years now and it is the cutest little tree now. I've seen it labeled as Ogre Ear Jade and Shrek Plant as well!

[@GoGreen-l7e]

I want a grab bag! Yes I love clearance plants, too, my favorite thing to buy.

[@lindsaylovesleaves9482]

Looks great 😊 Your adorable.

[@M-I-T]

Nice!! That was very exciting watching you open your grab bag!! I have a Gollum jade that started out the size of yours. It’s now a huge tree about 12-14” tall! Love mine!!

[@HelloJungleRoom]

Forever obsessed with your Dieffenbachia! And wow what a beautiful array of succulents you got 😍

[@jessicaliltxn3295]

I love your succulant bowl! 😍 I'm really in to succulants this year and I'm growing quite a few. You should definitely do more succulant videos!! Love your YT Channel. You're one of my favorites. 🤗💜

[@bijoubijou7500]

I would give this video 1000+ likes, if possible. Your facial expressions while opening the bag and the sand spilling out was PRICELESS! I so appreciate your presence on KZbin and the fact that you always follow up on planting your findings. I wish I still lived in the Bay Area because I have a snake plant that is NOT bringing me joy with its temperamental behavior 😩🙄🤣🤣

[@elizabethdimsdale1771]

Thank you! My son is obsessed with succulents and I have been hoping you would show something like this!

[@reallybigplant]

that is amazing i hope you find something he likes!😊💜 wish i knew more IDs in this vid but i’m working on getting more familiar with succulents…sounds like he could probably teach me something ☺️ thanks so much for watching elizabeth!🌵✨

[@pauletteobrien5200]

You are so precious. Wow you really scored from the grab bag. 15 dollars is very very cheap. THANK YOU for sharing. God Bless

[@bigtomatoplantslover6205]

Lovely Plants ^^/ Like 753. My friend, have a great DAY~~

[@tayk702]

The dark pink flower on the epithelantha is probably a fruit/ seed pod growing, just like the dried one you found ☺️. The actual flowers are really subtle when they bloom because they're flush with the top of the plant and light in colour.

[@tierrawilliams4849]

I believe in trial and error. I love succulents and for the longest I didn’t want to pot any together. I’m learning it helps with space and care. Thanks for the video. Succulents can get pretty big depending on the specifics. Have fun with them as well as the rest of your houseplants.

[@vickyadams7673]

You can also use coffee filters to cover holes in pots.

[@inlovewithzelda]

Your joy is really contagious! ^_^ My friend is a succulent connoisseur (especially the crassula genus is very dear to her heart) and whenever I visit her I'm always drawn to her Crassula Gollum because it's just so bizarre looking :D I'm glad you got so much enjoyment out of your project ^^

[@evaorlea8198]

Try the coffee filters that are natural to put at the bottom of the pot. Seems to work really well for me. Love your program darlin

[@makokado_avodcado2212]

That pot is so cute but just be careful cause Aloes have VERY robust root systems (even small ones) and shoot out pups from runners and their stems so don't let it choke out the other cuttings. Also I LOVE Euphorbia, and specifically that Grandicornis can tint yellow in the sun but its no health worry and they do enjoy a far bit of light. Also I don't know if you knew but Euphorbia are succulents so don't skimp on the water as much as you would a cactus! Sorry for the little ramble but if you need any specific plant care tips Partlysunnyprojects is very knowledgeable and I'm pretty sure they have a book!

[@sandy_carpetsthesecond5013]

Omg I hate myself. I read Aloe, but in my head said Owa Vera and now I can't stop cracking up

[@ArthurGrey.]

11:58 may be Aloe Distans, commonly called the Aloe 'Gold Tooth'. Or a hybrid of it!

[@ArthurGrey.]

7:18 looks like an Echeveria 'Lola'! Hens And Chicks is a term for a types of Sempervivum.

[@sylviagutierrez7676]

All plants big or small are beautiful, I have a many of both,such a joy to see them grow from small cuttings ,I share your excitment. 💚🪴🌵🌱

[@Mrs.Jekyll]

Cant wait too see more cactuses in the near future

[@reallybigplant]

☺️💜✨

[@Laurynzo33]

The Gollum Jade I always think of “Shrek” when he pulls the ear wax out for a candle in the beginning. Love all the succs and planters they look really cool. I think I need to find some of the blue chalk sticks now

[@leydi4558]

So fun 🥰 I think the Aloe is an Aloe ciliaris (Climbing Aloe) ❤️

[@TwentyThree-23]

I've recently gotten into outdoor gardening and I knew nothing about plants. I didn't even know what hydrangeas were until I started going to garden centers and looking at the tags. The point I'm trying to make is that Google helped me identify a lot of the plants I saw in gardens that weren't labeled. You just take a picture of the plant and it will search it for you. Some times it's not accurate but it does narrow the search. Hope you give it a try!

[@elizabethcarlson3634]

Beautiful arrangements. I love succulents and I have made many arrangements. I have found that the more succulents you plant/cram together, the slower they grow and the arrangement will last longer. Good luck and I look forward to watching their progression. 🌵🪴🌿

[@ambwoo84]

I believe you really are a succulent lover, because I first came to your channel following my love (obsession) for Sansevieria and they are definitely succulent plants. This year though, I have had major Euphorbia fever. I also have been experimenting with cacti and more succulents myself, also doing some mixed planters. Debra Lee Baldwin has some great books on the subject (with excellent photos for ID purposes) as well as some good content here on KZbin. For ID, I also like to peruse Mountain Crest Gardens and Planet Desert's websites as they both have a varied and vast inventory. I wonder if maybe I would separate the Aeoniums, though I have no experience in growing them myself yet. I have read they are summer-dormant winter growers and I think they might prefer a different water care schedule than many of the other succulents. As always, I adore your videos and enjoy sharing in your plant parent journey. If my sweet non plant husband ID'd a plant before me, he would definitely get extra sexy bonus points, shout-out to our partners who support our plant passions even if it's not they're number one thing.

[@Ginger_Odie]

Awesome! Such a great purchase for 15 and getting all those succulents!🙌💚🌿 You did an outstanding job arranging them in your beautiful planter!🤩🪴💚

[@ArthurGrey.]

9:35 looks like an Echeveria Harmsii 'Ruby Slippers'! And I love the name you gave it 😂

[@inkerie3823]

Love those pigeons on your sofa! Your videos always make me smile, thank you for being here 💚

[@tracyjohnson3596]

I asked about the pigeons 🤣

[@RandomChick666]

The will byers took me out 😂😂. As a fan of Stanger things this was a nice surprise

[@ArthurGrey.]

Such a perfect video to pop up! I was away for almost three weeks, during which we had a bad heat wave. It was over 100F in my plant/bed room nearly the entire time I was gone. My mom said she'd care for my plants and kept updating me saying they were doing great, all to come back and see my plants in horrible shape. She never turned off my grow lights so it was 117 where my indoor succulents were when I got back. Never had any water. Some of them lived but almost 30 died off. Five of my cacti died too. The only ones that were still thriving were the ones outside, getting water every few days from the rain. I'm sad to have to get my collection back up, but just seeing this thumbnail has already made me much more excited for my collection!

[@kitchenworker446]

That bag seemed like a really good bargain! Iloved what you did with them all. Jan.x

[@amyw2721]

Hi. Haven't finished the video so maybe you id the plant later but the one you called Will Byers looks like Crassula tetragona to me 😊

[@LORDofPlants]

I like to use coffee filters for pots that have big holes.

[@buildyourjungle]

That is such a great tip! :D

[@veronicabeach2706]

Oh my god the cheesecloth idea is genius 😂 imma be reporting my succulents now 😂

[@squidneysart]

I love your shirt! 😂❤️

[@LkRn09]

The names had me cracking up! The fuzzy one with the red is “Echeveria Ruby Slippers” I love it!

[@maribootz2534]

Yes Echeveria Harmsii. 😀

[@Bobbijart444]

Love your videos, I just realized I wasn't subscribed until today 🙈🙈 The plant you labeled as Aloe, look into Mexican Hat Plant!!? It kinda looks like that!! Dont quote me though!!! 😂 If it is, it will produce TONS on baby's on every leaf!! 😍 Can't wait for more videos!!! And that grab bag was amazing!!! But I have a hard time propagating cacti, and succulents 😅

[@MichelleMonstera]

Thanks for the plant book recommendations!

[@Uathankicks]

Happy 710! that succulent bag is super sick, especially the sencio’s. I hear using misters or spray bottles to water the arrangements is the way 👌

[@desize1996]

Yay new video! Thanks for posting, hope you're having an awesome day!

[@reallybigplant]

yay you too!☺️💜✨thanks so much for watching!!

[@emilyrustin2231]

I legit cannot wait until your videos come out ❤️🙌🏻

[@erintrent1523]

Succulent arrangements are fun to put together, and easy enough to redesign when you get bored with it. I love Aeoniums, I used to keep mine inside but once I put it outside it did a lot better. With putting so many cuttings in one pot it'll stunt their growth a bit so you won't necessarily need to prune it for awhile. That grab bag was a great deal.

[@johnni2681]

I've never really been a succulent or cactus person, but I've been loving the unique and amazing shapes they grow in. They're so visually interesting, and when I think about what they'll look like in 10 years, I get super excited! Also, just wanted to say that watching your videos has given me the courage to start rescuing plants in an online group. This weekend, I collected a struggling bird of paradise and two bromiliads 😊

[@MsMuppet1985]

Keep an eye on the sedum. I tried to put sedum in a mixed succulent pot and it just seemed to need way more water than the succulents. I ended up pulling it out.

[@DLK9324]

I think you just saved the lives of all my succ/🌵 cuz I was doing it all wrong lol newbir

[@squidvicious944]

The first cactus looks like the ones in the desert circuit from mario cart 😆 I want one!!!

[@b.r.v.8609]

I’ve done this with snake plants! I have some different small varieties all planted into a shallow terracotta bowl and they are really filling it up!

[@selinamills182]

The roset cluster around the 10:30 mark, I believe, is an aeonium haworthii. It's one of my favorite succulents. The aeonium kiwi looks very similar to the hawaorthii though, so it could be either.

[@ashketchum9165]

You look so cute in this T-Shirt! I love it :3

[@reallybigplant]

🧽😁✨

[@StitchesbySharonH]

How cool!!! Great job to hubby for identifying the Gollum!! This really was fun! Thank you for sharing! 💜💚🪴🌵

[@elenaw5781]

I love the arrangements you made! Especially the one on the left

[@valerieclark5695]

So fun! I really enjoyed this video. I like that you don't edit out the mistakes, and also don't play dumb. That said, I have been collecting succulents for over 30 years and can never keep those arrangements alive. Hope you do better.

[@MamaLamaa]

I love all things succulent. Houseplants 😍 . Lots of love from Canada girl

[@emilymajeski]

I love little wild assortments of succulents in one planter! Yeah the aloe will probably get pretty big eventually, but just let it all grow together and see what things do. What a fun little project! ✨💓

[@RachelJayne92]

I got a new euphorbia trigona the other day, he’s so cute! Little red guy, red plant, red leaves! Once I get a pot for him, he’ll look so good with my more established euphorbia trigona. (Green plant, red leaves)

[@MaidOfFire]

The trick to multiple succulents in the same pot is to do it by species. I have a sedum pot (burrito, dasyphyllum and cremnosedum), a Haworthia pot, and a Crassula pot. I started with Aeonium, Sedum and Graptoveria in the same pot and both the Aeonium and Graptoveria rotted from the amount of water the Sedum wanted. Good luck, hope this helps!

[@peqpatino]

From my experience the blue chalk plants grow really fast and kind of take over. I had one in a mixed planter I made from discount plants and it was the only thing that grew. When I repotted it, it had some massive roots. It got to live in a pot by itself.

[@PD-eh5dd]

They all look very nice. Have a great week.

[@Gabriela-sv5hv]

I love your videos haha any updates on the rescued plants from trash?😅

[@AustenElliot]

I've only been watching your videos for about a month but I absolutely love them!

[@buildyourjungle]

Ooh I love how those turned out, especially the large planter - that aloe makes such a nice focal point! :)

[@larysiaharris]

Hi I really enjoy your videos and your energy glad I found your channel I’m watching your succulent unboxing now and want to get some new ones … I’m pretty new to succulents and learning. I just had a cactus bloom with pink flowers I didn’t even know that was possible lol… i saw bulges on top of the cactus and thought it was dying.. where did you buy them I know your mentioned you earn a commission and want to make sure you get that if I buy.

[@larysiaharris]

Oh and also how long did it take your diffenbachia (sp) to get so large I have had to put mine in a vase with water I thought I saw an issue with the roots. If you can share any tips I’m going to put it back in a pot and I love yours I think it’s a statement plant even thought most people think it’s quite common. Have a great week thank you

[@TMarie7]

Hi!! Oh that looks amazing!!! I could never do it I am the worst at making decisions....such a great price for all those as well! Thank u so much for sharing have an amazing week!!💙💙💙

[@suziievee123]

This was such a fun video! Love you’re enthusiasm as always. Kinda think want to try more succulents and cacti 🌵 🤔

[@julietoye9872]

Love!!!! 😊❤🤗

[@swappilynn]

Great video. Your videos make me happy because I love plants and although I don't have the best windows and light for plants, I try. Thanks for the video!

[@elliehampshire068]

Your hair is so cute im ✨obsessed✨

[@reallybigplant]

thank you Estelle!! 😊💜✨✨💞

[@brittanywilson9828]

I love your videos as always!❤️

[@everythingelse_underthesun]

Love your channel! I've always been a huge plant lover but most of my home is full of teddy bear vines, jade plants, and spider plants because they're all offshoots so I have to propagate them! I've been inspired by you and recently purchased my first ever pepperomia (sp?), string of of pearls and a succulent that looks like a bunch of green beans. Also made my first attempt at saving 3 plants from my local box store..bargained with them and got them each for $2 to see if theyll survive. They were so dry and sad but base stems seemed healthy. Fingers crossed! All that to say, thank you Caitlin! You're an inspiration! Edit: just re-watched this video. That green bean plant I mentioned above was the jade gollum! Thanks for including the names!

[@emilioschutt144]

Hey i really like the end result but i must say the aloe will rot without roots or will shrivil up.. you need to let go of some bottom leaves and root it with exposed "ariels" that are under the leaves (visually little green spots you will see what i mean)... without a single ariel beeing in contact with a substrat it wont root 🥺. So the best thing i suggest is to let them root in Water and watch till it gets some roots and then pot them :)))

[@Elarem555]

I think the fuzzy one is a plush plant, e. Pulvinata or e. Harmsii? A friend gave me a similar looking cutting last week that prompted some googling lol

[@apextroll]

My first comment disappeared. I used an app and it said it was eucalyptus pul. or silver gum from Australia.

[@Elarem555]

@@apextroll I don’t think we’re taking about the same plant? Lol I was referring to the fussy succulent with redish tips at 9:31

[@apextroll]

@@Elarem555 Oh. I was talking about the plant at 8:45.

[@apextroll]

@@Elarem555 The app says it is a painted lady or an echeveria nodulosa.

[@Elarem555]

@@apextroll e. Nodulosa is not fuzzy, also they have a lot more red on them. I have mixed results with those kind of apps, sometimes they get it on the first go and sometimes it takes further googling of their suggestions to find something that seems a better fit. But again, mine were just guesses too, plush plant came closest to the cutting I have that I was trying to ID

[@chelseaf5119]

I use Google Lens for plant ID! Not always perfect but definitely helpful!

[@dallasstorm2073]

Have you made a video with an update on these? This is the first video of yours that I have seen

[@julierosemodelproductions]

i don't own any succulents atm but i've been starting to get into gardening and your videos help me so much, thank you! :D

[@vicky3792]

I use a coffee filter works great and still drains.

[@dragonzodiac78]

Coffee filter is not nearly as good as cheesecloth or mesh, she is correct

[@patriciawright6024]

As opposed to cheese cloth, coffee filters work great.

[@juliaworksonstuff]

I frickin love cactus ❤️

[@juliaworksonstuff]

And! I frickin love your personality and style 💚💚💚

[@insanemingo]

**Easy quick way to identify a plant, if you have an iPhone. ** 1.Take a pic of the plant. 2.Open then photo. 3.Look for the i with the stars ✨, it's between the ♥️ and 🗑 icon, and press it. 4.Then it should say look up plant and voilà! They just announced they will be adding this identifier feature for dogs soon.

[@anna_murawski]

Support comment 💚 thank you for the videos! X Edit: what did you spray on them after rinsing them off?

[@lanawolf5681]

Best thing to do is find out which plants are dormant in winter and which are dormant in summer. Plant similar dormancy together and that way you avoid overwatering plants that don’t drink during dormancy.

[@JACKIELVSGOD]

ENJOYING UR VIDEOS... TO HELP IDENTY ALL YOUR PLANTS, THERE IS AN APP YOU CAN DOWNLOAD FROM UR APPLE PHONE. POINT YOUR PHONE TO THE PLANT AND UR PHONE WILL TELL YOU EVERYTHING ABOUT THE PLANT INCLUDING CARE TIPS. THERE ARE TONS OF PLANT APPS TO CHOOSE FROM. HOPE THIS HELPS

[@lexygirl1786]

I can't really identify most of them lol but I do know that the rosette fuzzy one is probably a kalanchoe tomentosa

[@myusikah]

I use the Picture This app, which IDs plants pretty reliably ^^

[@AK-sw6wf]

Hey girl Do you think I can send you a pic of my jade, and maybe you could suggest how to keep him alive? Please

[@skyemiddletonx9006]

There was a succulent labelled "Jean Luc Picard". I've googled and cat find anything on it. is anyone able to throw me a link of what it is?

[@JenniferxLynne]

You have to get Google lens! You can take a picture of a plant and it will tell you what it is!

[@user-sr7dh6dj5l]

Will Byers looks like crassula tetragona!

[@Naomi-kc7pd]

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[@pennymayo2332]

Ogre ears. Shrek ears. The Gollum thing

[@reallybigplant]

omg shrek yes 😻 thank you Penny!💜✨

[@ImStuckInStockton]

Eulygmia balls!

[@jujube2407]

Alien plant is called ogre ears! My daughter wants one...and plans to name it shrek

[@danaghostlaw3322]

Your cactus “chunk” looks like a Euphorbia Lactea Dragon tail