Thank you for another really informative video. I wouldn’t mind another red succulent but I’ll be giving Romeo a miss thanks to this video as I don’t have time for fussy succulents. In the past, I’ve wasted energy mothering the difficult ones when I should have just thrown them into the bin. 🤣
Oh, same! If they can't handle being outside in all weather I don't bother😅I'm planning on doing a 'Grow this instead' video for the difficult succulents and offering up alternatives. There are a few red/pink plants that kinda, sorta look like Romeo but are easier. Surprisingly, Echeveria Pink Champagne, which is a Romeo hybrid, grows super well for me, even in the rain.😀
The famous... or infamous Romeo. So beautiful, but such a drama queen/king. I guess thats a reason for the name too 😄 Thank you for this video. Not sure if I'll ever run across one of these in my region, but always love learning more about succulents. Broadening the knowledge helps a ton with understanding other variants of the specie too.
Hehe, i'd say the latter. Such a drama king😅 So glad the video was useful, though, if you see one and you really really like it, and have an undercover spot, it is a really nice plant to own...🙂
Because it is difficult to care, I never wanted to have a Romeo until now. I’ve had it for 2 weeks and it is still alive under grow lights. Let’s see if it survives. Great information, thank you!! ❤
My friend planted one of my romeos on the ground and the rest of my potted romeos died. That one is still going and it gets above 100 F and below freeezing here. Romeo is beautiful but there are new cultivars with Red that don't die easy. I would never get Romeo again.
It's so interesting how they seem to be kind of ok planted in the ground. I have a few 'trouble makers' in the garden and they're all doing ok! But i agree with you, it's not worth it when they are like this, shame they're so pretty 😅
Just want to reiterate what i said in the video, in case there is any confusion. Romeo is a mutation of another Echeveria. Mutations happen in the wild as well as in cultivation. If this mutation of Romeo happened in the wild rather than a nursery (cultivation), it would probably die because it is susceptible to disease and doesn't reproduce very well. Additionally, 'bad' mutations in nature don't tend to survive very long and are subject to natural selection. 🙂
Thank you for another really informative video. I wouldn’t mind another red succulent but I’ll be giving Romeo a miss thanks to this video as I don’t have time for fussy succulents. In the past, I’ve wasted energy mothering the difficult ones when I should have just thrown them into the bin. 🤣
Oh, same! If they can't handle being outside in all weather I don't bother😅I'm planning on doing a 'Grow this instead' video for the difficult succulents and offering up alternatives. There are a few red/pink plants that kinda, sorta look like Romeo but are easier. Surprisingly, Echeveria Pink Champagne, which is a Romeo hybrid, grows super well for me, even in the rain.😀
The famous... or infamous Romeo. So beautiful, but such a drama queen/king. I guess thats a reason for the name too 😄 Thank you for this video. Not sure if I'll ever run across one of these in my region, but always love learning more about succulents. Broadening the knowledge helps a ton with understanding other variants of the specie too.
Hehe, i'd say the latter. Such a drama king😅 So glad the video was useful, though, if you see one and you really really like it, and have an undercover spot, it is a really nice plant to own...🙂
Because it is difficult to care, I never wanted to have a Romeo until now. I’ve had it for 2 weeks and it is still alive under grow lights. Let’s see if it survives. Great information, thank you!! ❤
Love my romeos, have 4 plus 2 hybrids. They love me because I starve them of water. 6 times a year 🌧️🪴
@@mocita11 good luck.
I had a Romeo succulent. It was quite expensive here in Cape Town .
Mine died. 😡😡😡😡
My friend planted one of my romeos on the ground and the rest of my potted romeos died. That one is still going and it gets above 100 F and below freeezing here. Romeo is beautiful but there are new cultivars with Red that don't die easy. I would never get Romeo again.
It's so interesting how they seem to be kind of ok planted in the ground. I have a few 'trouble makers' in the garden and they're all doing ok!
But i agree with you, it's not worth it when they are like this, shame they're so pretty 😅
"If they lived in the wild they would die" 🤣😂🤣
Just want to reiterate what i said in the video, in case there is any confusion.
Romeo is a mutation of another Echeveria. Mutations happen in the wild as well as in cultivation. If this mutation of Romeo happened in the wild rather than a nursery (cultivation), it would probably die because it is susceptible to disease and doesn't reproduce very well. Additionally, 'bad' mutations in nature don't tend to survive very long and are subject to natural selection. 🙂