Succulent Beheading: Graptopetalum 'Ghost Plant' Refresh

[@zaizai.88]

This is Ghosty plant, and Ghost Plant is a different one, a lot of people get confused that they're one and the same, Ghost Plant has more grayish shade, and leaves shape are different. But they're both beautiful.

[@KoboldGamer]

I got this plant a week after I moved out back in 2012 and I got it as a small little pot with just 2 decent sized florets. I kind of got it as a symbol of how I'm doing, damn near killed it in the beginning, but was able to keep it alive and now it's 11 years old, and growing well out of it's newer pot with very long stems, it's never been trimmed and I figured it could use some love now. This plant is very hardy, i really neglected it to start and had gone weeks without watering it before. But now I generally give it a good dousing once a week. It's my plant baby and I love it. I send it over to a relative's in the summer to get direct sun as I don't have a balcony or porch to put it.

[@xtinemarie2931]

Thank you for all your help. I didn’t even know the name of my plant, it was a mess! Thank you for all your help I will be cleaning up my plant. Your awesome thanks for the video!

[@utaug595]

Thanks!

[@daleandrews3552]

I just inherited what I think is a ghost plant (Graptopetalum) from a friend who inherited it from her grandmother who is now deceased. Needless to say, it was a mess. Etiolated, dehydrated and in ends and pieces. It had obviously been neglected for some time and needed to be rescued. With Mother Nature on my side, I have made it a project. I will be busy the next couple of days trying to decide exactly how to approach it. Almost no matter what I do will be an improvement from the state it's in now. I'll come back with an agenda!

[@SuburbanSill]

Fantastic! Good luck! Keep us updates. 👍🏼🍀

[@JadaKilpatrick-zy3tx]

I'm dying to see the updated pot - how did it turn out?! 👀👀

[@saritapaul8484]

Nice sharing 👍

[@daym8]

I just came across this video and really loved your video Thank you for the efforts and the time invested in making such great content. I was however wondering if you could tell me if a beheaded crown root ever especially echeveria or the chances are less?

[@TaniDraws]

Just beheaded two of my echeverias (some echeverias become SO etiolated SO very quickly!), and though I felt like a monster, at least I'll be able to create a lot of new plants from it :) Thanks for the video, it was very helpful and made me feel a bit better about lopping off the tops of my echeverias.

[@SuburbanSill]

Nice! Thanks for watching! I also have some Echeveria that stretch out a lot and others in the same light don’t. Good luck! Have fun with your newly cut succulents.

[@sapphires8621]

Looks like too heavy soil in there, too wet. Needs succulent/cactus soil for better drainage. Looks like it needs a lot more sun to not be so stringy. Also, the new cuttings need a little more water at the beginning to get established, and the rest of the older plant doesnt. Not really a good idea to mix them like that, is it, with watering the new cuttings will give the older ones more water and more chance to rot? Otherwise, good video, very helpful.

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

Great video 😁 I love propagating everything lol Your Graptapetalum is looking great! Mine is only about a year old and already getting so big from just 1 little baby cutting. Thanks for sharing a great video!

[@SuburbanSill]

Thanks for watching! I love propagating too! who doesn't love free plants!!

[@eriholly2655]

omg you're so funny and helpful thank you 🙏

[@frankcompston5065]

Not sure what causes these to change colors but I have one that looks as pretty as an opal stone

[@NadineB2010]

Interesting video! But in my humble opinion, I would rather put my beheaded plant in a new soil rather than puting it in a soil full of roots. Also, they dont have the same needs. But you've already added some new soil, which is good. 👍 I would like to see the result in a few months.

[@greencupcake08]

Do you water the soil first before putting them back in the pot/tray?

[@Crystal-be9ze]

These are so beautiful

[@sonialongoria4463]

Beautiful!

[@lunalion8380]

Great video!

[@Kingtate55]

8 seconds later “so its been about 24 hours” makes me worry about the aging process lol

[@SuburbanSill]

Well I try to show the whole process in one video so I shoot across multiple days. 😁

[@Kingtate55]

SuburbanSill i know, i was just being silly. I enjoyed your video i found an abandoned house that had an old plastic pot with a dried up ghost plant that had been stretching looking for sun and water, i took it home and have been working on it, during this process i gained interest in the little plant as i had no experience in nothing but a single bonsai tree. Then i came across your video and then here we are!! Its like destiny lol thank you

[@SuburbanSill]

Kingtate55 I’m so glad you found my video. I figured you were just joking around, but sometimes it’s hard to judge in plain text 🤣 Good luck with your ghost plant! They are fun little plants.

[@babyboltbark]

@@Kingtate55 wow...what luck...!

[@KaliSidharth]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@tanyabackyardplants3863]

👌👌

[@beesaregreatyoucanttellmeo5598]

I'm not sure what my plant is it looks like a graptopetalum but the leaves are thinner and the rosette is small and not full. Its is also pale and has some dust thing on them. I only got it today and I need some help

[@SuburbanSill]

Hmmm, could you send me a photo. I might be able to help.

[@beesaregreatyoucanttellmeo5598]

@@SuburbanSill oh I'm sorry I'm holiday till September 4 and I havent got it with me

[@nicholemarie7868]

Download an app called "picture it" its free & all u do is take a picture of the plant & it tells u what it is !

[@SuburbanSill]

@@nicholemarie7868 I think I have used it before. Is it called "Picture This"? It can be pretty helpful.

[@beesaregreatyoucanttellmeo5598]

@@nicholemarie7868 omg thank you that is so helpfull

[@DanielleLeonetti]

My ghost plant has been shedding all of its leaves and idk why. It's now becoming a long leafless stalk.

[@SuburbanSill]

Uh oh! Do the leaves look translucent, off color, maybe a little engorged or do they look shriveled and dry...like you could crinkle them in your hand?

[@SuburbanSill]

You might want to behead it and see if you can save it. What does the stem look like?

[@DanielleLeonetti]

The stem looks healthy and green. The leaves tend to shrivel and then fall off after they grow

[@SuburbanSill]

Hmmm, so you are losing new leaves? Or mature leaves?

[@DanielleLeonetti]

I’m losing new leaves. They’ll grow to full mature leaves but never turn translucent. They start to shrivel a little after maturing and then fall off. Idk if I water too much or not enough or if it’s getting the correct amount of sunlight.

[@danikareuzenaar7890]

Cute 😍

[@nancydavila2896]

Esta suculenta es de sol o semi sombra?

[@SuburbanSill]

I think it works in both. Full sun to partial shade. I have some little ones outside right now. I will let you know how they do.

[@russellperdomo4972]

@@SuburbanSill how did they do?

[@SuburbanSill]

Salamander Still doing really well!! The pot is now super full and I have started another arrangement with my little propagations. 👍🏼

[@russellperdomo4972]

@@SuburbanSill Do you Let the water go into the leaves?

[@SuburbanSill]

I try not too, but sometimes it does anyway. I use a little watering can and try to go around the base of the stems. Usually if water gets logged in between the leaves I will take a paper towel and just touch the water droplets to get them off. Works pretty slick for getting into those tighter crevasses.

[@platinum11110]

you should had seized the opportunity to change the soil

[@SuburbanSill]

You are probably right! I amended it and have been added some natural fertilizer. Might be a project for spring. 👍🏼

[@lettyrodrz9940]

Hi ..where did you find these species?

[@SuburbanSill]

I can’t remember...it’s been too long, but I have seen them online.

[@danielasalazar5649]

I’m looking for a plant that looks the same as this one, but it is big, really big... but i don’t know the name of it? Can somebody help me....🤍

[@SuburbanSill]

Is it a succulent?

[@robyn6879]

I use regular scissors to behead my ghost plant and it’s very jagged! Will it still grow back?

[@SuburbanSill]

Do you mean will it root? Yes, I think it will. Just let the stem dry a couple days before you put it in the soil.

[@rubyc.4311]

Love the mama rosette ones. Tho, 24 hrs may not be enough for big ones to dry up. But, I guess you’ll find out in a few weeks if it’s actually ok. Would love to know😊

[@SuburbanSill]

Yes, I felt that the bigger ones needed to go longer, but my hubby was getting tired of our kitchen covered in beheaded succulents so I just went for it. They are still doing great so all is well.

[@MuMu-fu7qe]

Meanwhile, I'm so gentle with mine and all the leaves fall off

[@SuburbanSill]

Yea that happens. They are delicate!

[@EarthsGeomancer]

Needs a lot more sunlight.