Trying to save some succulents

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While Crassula Ovata blooms in late fall and gives us a beautiful show by filling the garden with its simple floral beauty, also attracting various pollinating insects, I keep trying to save some other succulents from neglect.

Here are some pictures as I tell you their stories.


Abandoned succulents and cacti


Senecio

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This Senecio was discarded by its owner when it began to fill up with black aphids and mealybugs. What I did was simply move it to a larger pot, and then water it properly, as its roots were exposed to excessive watering.
After that it started to heal itself, without me intervening in any way with some kind of pesticide for aphids.

Echeveria Glauca

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I remember it was a beautiful mother shrub with many sons around it, but it was not given the care it needed and it all dried out.
One day I saw it with the substrate completely dry and its leaves on the verge of extreme dehydration, and before it died I removed one of its heads and took it home.
Once there I planted it and two days later I added some water, now it has roots but it is being attacked by a plague of aphids that I am trying to keep at bay.
It is a very small succulent that may not survive, although I am trying its leaves still do not show the natural beauty of this species.

Senecio Rowleyanus

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My neighbor had a huge Senecio Rowleyanus plant and one day when I was taking care of Vicky, their pet, I took the opportunity to take a small piece of about 5 centimeters.
I thought it would never grow roots, but I was so surprised to see that it has already grown about 15 centimeters more.
I hope it continues to grow, because it is a very beautiful hanging succulent when it is bushy.

Portulacaria Afra

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This succulent was an odyssey for me, it's supposed to be quite common, but I could never get one legally :) First I wanted someone to sell me one, then many people on the internet told me that they could give me a twig, unfortunately they were kind people from other cities so it was not possible. Then I had the painful action of taking some branches from a house, but it never took root.
For the second time I went to another house near my street, where I took a few more and the ones you see in the photo are those, this time it worked.

I want to create a bonsai with it, but it's a long-term project, maybe one day I'll show them.

Crassula Gollum

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They have grown quite a lot, due to space problems I could not have them with me and I gave them to my sister, which was not a good idea, because there they deteriorated little by little.
Now I have them again, they needed hydration, their leaves looked like raisins because they were so dry.

Cacti

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I have no idea what kind of cactus this is, if any of you know its name please tell me.
Here it is growing along with some small sons at its base, it is very beautiful.

Echeveria Set Oliver and one Haworthia

These were given to me by my grandmother when they were still small, they have grown quite a bit, they look green like this because of the sun's illumination.
I don't know the variety of Haworthia, again I ask for your help.

Don't judge me for taking twigs from the houses, I really wanted to have a Portulacaria Afra.
Anyway the mother plant is healthy and my desire to create a Bonsai was much stronger than my civic morals :)

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Good looking plants! Your haworthia looks like marumiana var. batesiana, usually just called batesiana. Portulacaria are very slow to root and some forms remain small and close to the ground while others make a bush. Some never flower and the only time we see it is if they are grown in very hot, sunny places

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Thank you very much for your help, I like to know the names to learn more about their care :)

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