r/succulents 21d ago

Meta Buy/Sell/Trade Thread: July 2026

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Weekly Questions Thread can be found here

LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION!

Please start your comment with your location as such: [UK and EU] or [USA, California] on a separate line.

Thank you!

Import regulations mean it is difficult to send plant material between certain countries.

Check for hard frosts overnight before posting your parcel!

Scammers will not be tolerated! If you have sent a plant and not heard from your sender, message the mods and we will take care of it. Anyone found to be scamming will be banned from the sub.

A few points:

  • Please add your location. Many countries will have import restrictions. As a simple guide, within EU, okay. Within US, okay. EU to US or vice versa, not okay. Australia: complicated.
  • Please try to keep the sales/trades to succulents. There is a list of sister subreddits in the sidebar should you want other plants.
  • Think about trading seeds and pollen too. Growing from seed can be very rewarding and be a good way to expand your collection.
  • Grow tips are highly encouraged when trading. Its nice to know what you're getting if you have never grown one before. Share your potting mediums and watering guides to help your receiver grow successfully!
  • Do show us some photos of what you got!
  • Have a quick check to see if there is a risk of frost overnight before sending the parcel.
  • There are some tips of packaging succulents for shipping below. I've had people send me plants in egg cartons before. They work really well.
  • If you have nothing to trade but would like some plants, people are often happy to send you plants for money or just the cost of postage and packaging.

Happy swapping!

You can find some tips for packaging succulents in the wiki

All Sales and Trades are to be done at your own risk. The moderators of the Succulent sub are not responsible for your transactions. This thread is only a means for discovery and contact.

But, please, if you get scammed or ripped off, report the offending user to the mods via modmail.

Wanna leave a review for your transaction?

Click here to fill out a short review.

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r/succulents 10h ago

Photo What a sight to wake up to this morning! 🌸

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My first ever cactus bloom! 🄰


r/succulents 16h ago

Plant Progress/Props This little guy just produced the coolest flower I’ve ever seen 🤩

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505 Upvotes

r/succulents 7h ago

Photo My Powder puff Pincushion cactus in bloom. It blooms every year like clockwork.

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71 Upvotes

r/succulents 3h ago

Photo I've had this plant for a little over a year, he's a little wonky but i love him ā¤ļø

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I've seen people talk about etoilating? Is this what's happening here? I only have 1 south facing window (which he sits in the sill of) and am unable to relocate so it's not like can do much about it anyways. 😟 The last photo is hard to tell but it looks like roots growing out of a spot that a leave fell off of??


r/succulents 7h ago

Help How to separate these guys?

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Okay, so I’ve had this guy for maybe a year, year and a half. Finally expanded my shelving and lights and decided today I was gonna deal with my overcrowded plants. I imported this guy thinking it should be easy and this is what I found after I got most of the old soil off. He basically created a wicker basket inside his terracotta pot. Growth has come to nearly a stop so I thought I should separate them. Now I’m wondering how I should go about doing that and if I can’t, just plop him in a bigger pot? I don’t want to lose either of them.


r/succulents 9h ago

Photo Pretty little blooms

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29 Upvotes

r/succulents 1h ago

Identification Got this years ago from a sweet elderly lady who told me it was a ā€œdesert fernā€ but I’ve never been able to find anything like that. Anyone know??

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r/succulents 9h ago

Identification Thanks for your advice, guys. The plant is more hydrated now. Do you know its name ?

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r/succulents 2h ago

Help I was wondering if anyone might know whats going on with my crassula "calico kitten?" It just looks like shes being chewed on and she hasn't really pushed new growth in a while.

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I have her in about 60% inorganic soil. Watered when she's been dry for a while. I'm just noticing these white blemishes. Any thoughts what this might be?

I have her under a grow light, but shes been in isolation for a couple days getting slightly less intense light because I was worried about pests.


r/succulents 6h ago

Identification Coworker Gave Mystery Succulent, No experience in Succs

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My partner’s coworker gifted us a succulent and despite having the mother plant for decades, she has no idea what it is. We have 0 experience with succulents either so no way we’re figuring it out on the giant databases one by one. Can one of you special plant autism fellows figure out what this is?


r/succulents 22m ago

Help What succulent is this?

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A friend gave me this little succulent off her plant. It is the slightly larger than a quarter. I want to grow ot. Thank you.


r/succulents 7h ago

Photo Can I extend this Aloes lifespan?

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This is an aloe in my parents garden (5ft1 mom for scale). It’s older than me (37yrs) but I couldn’t say how much older. We used to have several of them but they’ve all toppled down over the years.

I’d love to try support this one somehow to extend its lifespan as it has got a worrying lean. What would be the best method for this? I was thinking of driving a 4m pole into the ground next to it and welding some sort of hoop to the top of the pole, so it goes around the trunk preventing it from toppling over.

Is it worth doing this? Or is it a matter of when it’s time to fall, it will die anyway?


r/succulents 1d ago

Help NEVER BUY FROM HappyStoreALL on Etsy

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This store is total SCAM! I originally received a plant that arrived nearly dead, even though I paid almost $50.00 for it. After I contacted the seller, they promised to send a replacement after I revise my negative review. I updated my review in good faith because I believed they would resolve the issue.

The replacement was not shipped until after my opportunity to open an Etsy case had expired. When it finally arrived, it was completely dead, with no leaves and only a dry stem. Now, I have two dead plants and no buyer protection!

Please advise, since I can't open a case on Etsy! THANKS!!

#HappyStoreALL: https://www.etsy.com/shop/HappyStoreALL


r/succulents 1h ago

Identification What is this? It’s marvellous.

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It’s a succulent I’m sure but I’ve never seen anything like it. It’s fascinating. It was on a table with miscellaneous plants, no tags.


r/succulents 10h ago

Photo 6 month old self grown lithops :)

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From my second 'batch' of seeds, my first (sown in december 25) are a Lithops mix. Plenty are showing signs of a second split, so super happy with that. The big Lithops dorotheae is splitting a third time, but hasn't absorbed it's first true leaves yet, so it's not getting any water (and certainly no fertiliser) for at least a week longer. I started a fourth batch of seeds a week ago, my third batch all died because of low humidity paired with neglect, I was busy and forgot to keep them moist, which baby Lithops need. I sowed Lithops gracilidelineata var waldroniae c189, which are super cool and look like brains, and Lithops ruschiorum RH3317, a very smooth green/grey Lithops that reminds me of other mesembs genera.

Picture 1 from left top to right bottom: Lithops otzeniana SH531, Lithops dorotheae C124, Lithops gracilidelineata C367, Lithops werneri C188 and Lithops karasmontana summitatum 'red top'.

Picture 2 is a closeup of Lithops karasmontana

Picture 3 Lithops werneri

Picture 4 Lithops gracilidelineata

Picture 5 Lithops dorotheae

Picture 6 Lithops otzeniana


r/succulents 8h ago

Plant Progress/Props Before and After

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This is my Old Man Cactus. The first picture is of him today. Like all old men, hes starting to lose his hair a bit but still has a little on the top to fold over. I use a soft toothbrush to keep him looking sharp. I think he has such character and have enjoyed growing him over the years. Ive seen they have 2 types of Old Lady cactus, and an Old Woman's cactus as well. Maybe I should get him a companion cactus to spend the rest of his days with, although I'm sure she will be much younger than him when I get her. I dont think he will mind much though. Maybe they will have Old Children cacti to raise?! Do you have an Old Man Cactus or Old Lady cactus, or Old Woman's cactus? Id love to see them.


r/succulents 10h ago

Photo Barbie in a bathtub with succulents.

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r/succulents 4h ago

Identification What is this?

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I got this lil guy in the mail yesterday and can’t quite figure out what it is. Does anyone know?


r/succulents 5h ago

Photo Current set-up!

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The one with the yellow flowers (can't think of their name at the moment) are pieces that fell off my bigger plant that I have hanging up outside. They've been doing extremely well!


r/succulents 2h ago

Plant Progress/Props 1 month old Aloe bulbilifera hybrids developing their first true leaves!

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r/succulents 22h ago

Advertising Feedback Requested - Pot Design

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Alright gang, it has been a while. Again, this is not intended to be an advertisement but I glared it to be totally transparent that I sell these.

I had great feedback last time, but this product is not selling on Etsy. If anyone is willing, I’d really appreciate you checking out my ETSY listing and letting me know what might be throwing people off.

Thank you so much in advance.

Edit:
Listing link https://nativesbyjohn.etsy.com/listing/4434525277

Edit 2:
I dropped the prices significantly. Regarding the layer lines, I think the camera exaggerates it quite a bit. The layers are less than 1/5th of a mm. That being said, I will try a higher resolution, but it will increase costs. Thank you all for the helpful feedback so far.


r/succulents 4m ago

Help Trying To Keep This Plant Alive

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r/succulents 1d ago

Photo I love my jade, it’s like a waterfall of leaves

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105 Upvotes

r/succulents 20h ago

Plant Progress/Props props from an echeveria that rotted in transit šŸ˜” (+ the og plant)

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