Calico Hearts
4.5 out of 5 (6 experiences)
Also known as
Chocolate Drop
Taxonomy
Adromischus maculatus
Adromischus
Crassulaceae
Saxifragales
How to care for Calico Hearts
How often to water your Calico Hearts
Calico Hearts needs 0.5 cups of water every 12 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
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Water 0.5 cups every
12
Finding light for Calico Hearts in your home
Calico Hearts love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Calico Hearts does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Calico Hearts in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Calico Hearts
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Calico Hearts after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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My newest baby! #CalicoHearts
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happy Friday eve #GregGang 🌱😊 Today I did a plant shelf refresh 🧹🫧🪴 I wiped all my shelves down, lights, pots & vacuumed because the only downside to having my plant shelf in my room, is dirt on my my carpet 🤭 lol! I noticed that my calico hearts is still growing well since I got her, which makes me super happy because she’s one of my favorites 💚 the second picture is when I first got her, & the third & fourth pictures are from today. I’m glad she is responding well to the lights, I haven’t repotted yet because there are two plants in the pot, & i also don’t wanna make her unhappy! 😆 -On a whim I decided to deconstruct an arrangement I recently got, & use plants I already had to put my own together. I decided on an assorted jade arrangement. 🌿 the Hummel sunset jade (largest) was already in this pot, & I decided to add the following- ripple jade, ogre ear jade, & the baby is a regular jade cutting that I #proplifted quite a few months ago. (I can’t believe she did so well) she’s been thru some things… 😂🙃 I still have to add topdress to clean up the look, but I love it !! 🌱🤩💚💫🍄 #SucculentSquad #Jade #NewGrowth #CalicoHearts #Succulents #HappyPlants
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Hey #Greggers it’s been a while since I have posted an update on my #Succulents so here’s what’s new in my oasis 🪴 My graptosedum Cali sunset is soo close to blooming, I can’t wait to see these star like white flowers 🥹 I’m very happy because this is my first bloom that formed with my care, instead of me buying it with the bloom stalk already established. Pachyphytum ‘Aquamarine’- she has grown a lot, even though she drops leaves sometimes she is very healthy and happy, she has gotten so full & tall since I got her last summer. 🌱 Calico hearts- I moved her back under my grow lights, instead of a southern window, because I want her to have those goregous stress colors/speckles. She is a favorite plant/succulent of mine, im so proud that I’ve kept her looking good & over all healthy! She has some new growth as usual 🙌🏻 Echeveria ‘pink diamond’- she has been doing alright, not as good as she could be but we will get there 💕 Anacampseros retusa- violet and her baby are slowly getting bigger they aren’t as fast of growers in comparison to their cousin anacampseros sunrise 🌄 but still just as pretty 😊 #SucculentSquad #SucculentLove #Succulents #Succulent #NewGrowth #GrowingSuccs #GrowLights #BlooingSuccs #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #Echeveria #Anacampseros #Pachyphytum #Graptosedum #CalicoHearts
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more updates 😊🌱✨ 1. Taro my mystery Echeveria, I think it’s a morning Dew Echeveria but I’m not 100% sure so if anyone has a different opinion please comment below! He is super healthy, and got repotted recently into gritty mix. 2. My baby calico hearts, I separated her from my bigger calico hearts. I’m so glad I was able to get two plants out of it. They really are one of my favorite plants, and I’m so happy they both are doing so well. 🌱💕 3. Silver teaspoons 🥄 has new growth, & has been treated recently with arber. 4. Pachyphytum moon silver, every time I look at these guys, I think about the state they were in when I bought them at the store, they were bone dry, shriveled and needed lots of love. 🌱 They have made such a comeback & have grown so much! 5. My string of pearls 🌱🫛🧵 she still is putting off new growth, & doing well. I try to rotate her as much as possible so she can grow evenly. I was able to get a lot off watering done today, lately I have beenn having to water twice as much if nott more, after repotting some of these plants in gritty mix. It’s a lot to adjust too, since I’m not used to having to water as much, but I will get adjusted to the new routine. ⏰😬 #NewGrowth #SucculentSquad #SucculentLove #Succulents #Echeveria #CalicoHearts #Kalanchoe #Pachyphytum #StringOfPearls #PestControl #ArberBioFungicide #ArberBioInsecticide #HappyPlants
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Happy #FreshLeafFriday ! I’m sure there’s more than one of us, that had a long week, amirite!? 😳😆 I know I sure did lol. this Friday I thought I would show you guys the progress that my calico heart has made since I’ve gotten her. I know I talk about her all the time but she really is my favorite plant… (I hate to say that & make the other ones jealous! lol 😳) Amor is my favorite plant, because she’s a reminder of my hard work, & reaching the top five for the first time two months ago. It it was a very big deal to me, & Calico Hearts was on the very top of my #wishlist .✨ I waited about two months to repot, because I was so nervous to mess something up or make the plant go into a fit after evicting her from her original home 😬😆. She also had a baby with her, so that was especially exciting because that means TWO of my fave plant 🤭 I since have separated them & put them in their own pots. One is quite larger than the other but the small one is so dang cute. 🥹💕 I am using bonsai jack gritty mix, with some succulent soil & perlite. It seems to be responding well too the new mix, but dries out veryy quickly. All right lemme just stop rambling & show yall the plants 😳. The pictures are in order from the day I got her, to last night. She has grown so well, and surprised me with the rate of growth. I wanted to add the dates for reference. -1&2 October 13th. -3 October 26th -4 November 26th -5 November 30th #NewGrowth #SucculentSquad #SucculentLove #Succulents #Succulent #CalicoHearts #AndromischusTriflorus #HappyPlants #BonsaiSuccs #NewPotWhosThis #repotted #wishlistplant #BeforeAndAfter
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I know it’s been a while! I’m fighting fungus knats & seasonal depression 😆🤭❄️ but I’m here to report good news! I have some happy growers in my oasis still, & im grateful as ever to see that I still have a green thumb and problem solving skills! Here’s what we have today…. -Calico hearts 🖤 so glad these have been doing good, I have since repotted her (& her baby that isn’t pictured yet) and they are both doing great, and have new growth. -2&3 Graptosedum California sunshine ☀️ these have been super easy ever since I got them and continue to put off new growth after any leaf drop. They are super resilient in my eyes and have even done well in the cold! - 4 Graptoveria opalina 🌈 super plump and healthy she’s also been super good to me all summer & even now. She’s so perfect 🥺 - 5 tiger jaws, even though he has some red mite looking things he is still puttingg off new growth and doing his best 🤞🏻😳 (don’t worry I willl be addressing the bug issue asap) and yes he has sun scars but he has managed to still look and grow his best. These plants all show me what resiliency can be, and remind me to keep going even when the sun isn’t shining in my world 🤞🏻🌱 I hope everyone is getting through the cold weather, (if you’re experiencing that, if not I greatly envy you 😆) #SucculentSquad #SucculentLove #CalicoHearts #Graptoveria #Graptosedum #Faucaria #AndromischusTriflorus #HappyPlants #NewGrowth #PlantShelfie #wintergrowth #Succulents
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baby calico hearts update 🌱 The leaves have grown bigger compared to the 3&4 photos from beginning of the month. It also is pushing out a new set. It’s so cute & tiny I’m glad she is growing, I moved her to my boyfriends to a south facing window, so she doesn’t have a grow light, which I was nervous about, but she seems to be doing alright. 🌱😊💚🪴 #HappyPlants #NewGrowth #SucculentLove #SucculentSquad #Succulents #CalicoHearts #Succulent #PlantAddict
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Happy #WhatTheSuccWednesday guys 🪴🤗☀️ so glad it’s starting to warm up! I’m sure some of you are glad too! Wanted to share some planty updates today. 1. Got my VSOH planted in my new planter, and also got my baby #CalicoHearts planted in as well, it was time for an upsize. 💕 I only have one more spot left for my tiered planter! And then it’ll be all put together and you guys can see the finished product! 2. Clive my sedum clavatum has some blooms forming! It came in the mail with blooms, I’ve been sticking him outside on warm days & watered for the second time today. So glad it’s still thriving so I get so see those pretty flowers! 🌸 3. Okie my baby crowded Haworthia from @Lifeis2short has grown lots since she mailed him to me, but has shot out an extra inch of growth since watering on Monday 😳 4/5. Opal my (injured) graptoveria opalina (my cat was chasing a bug and mauled it about a year ago) has finally recovered & looking healthy and full again. It also likes the new sunny south window it’s been in over the winter. Look at those stress colors coming back! 🌈 #Graptoveria #Haworthia #vsoh #StringOfHearts #AndromischusTriflorus #NewGrowth #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #GrowingSuccs #BloomingSuccs #sedumclavatum #Sedum #SucculentSquad #SucculentLove #Succulents #Succulent #SuccerForSucculents
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‘Heart shaped’ #Succulents update..!💕🪴😆 Two of my favorites - Calico Hearts & String Of Hearts (Variegated). 🌿 My Baby calico hearts *FINALLY* started putting off some new growth, it’s been at a weird standstill for a while, I wasn’t quite sure why.. it hadn’t put off any new growth despite being in proper light & consistent watering schedule. I decided to repot about two weeks ago, & it has since finally showing signs of new growth. (Photos 1&2) it’s tiny, but I know those are new leaves! I have a larger one that has also been a fast grower, so I was confused as to why all the sudden it slowed growth. I think it needed a repot! I also repotted my VSOH (photos 3&4) so it’s been putting off some new growth as well, it’s also been showing more pink, since I’ve been keeping her outside lately in brighter more direct sun. 💕🌿 #AndromischusTriflorus #vsoh #VariegatedStringOfHearts #variegatedplants #StringOfHearts #StringLoversTogether #CalicoHearts #SucculentSquad #SucculentLove #Succulents #GrowingSuccs #succulentsunday #NewGrowth #HappyPlants #PlantAddict
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•Red stress coloring from these guys already 😳 , I’ve only had them here for two days now outdoors. The colors have seemed to develop rather quickly.. 1- Echeveria ‘Aphrodite’, lots of red showing up, it used to be a bluish green-grey. 5- The red edges, & pointed tips on the Echeveria ‘Atlantis’, are also a characteristic of light stressing, or direct sunlight. 3&4- Calico Hearts, I’m trying to find the perfect lighting to get those gorgeous red speckles on the leaves throughout the plant. Maybe with time ? They have been under grow lights so maybe now that they are outside in more intense, direct lighting it will start showing again. 🤷🏻♀️🔬☀️🌿❤️ #SucculentSquad #SucculentLove #Succulents #Succulent #Echeveria #CalicoHearts #AndromischusTriflorus #PlantAddict #GrowingSuccs #SunStressedSuccs #OutsidePlants #OutdoorGrowing #OutdoorSuccs #HappyPlants #NewGrowth
Care Summary for Calico Hearts
Calico Hearts
Greg recommends:
0.5 cups every 12 days
< 1ft from a window
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.