Yes it does. The right amount of “extreme conditions” (direct sun, heat, cool temps) will bring out stress colors. Obviously without acclimation these conditions can hurt or kill the plant, but when the plant slowly adapts to the most frigid days of the cold season or all-day full direct sun in summer, these conditions bring out the most beautiful colors especially in succulents.

I’m a total sucker for stress colors. It’s the same dopamine sensation as getting a color-changing item like a toy or cup, but you have to work harder and wait longer for the color change in succs haha.

Cool! I love the little bubbly leaves! Hope you will post an update to show off the growth :)

Some jade bushes near my place in the Bay Area always have giant branches smashed like this, covered in dog pee too. I found a monster branch recently that I cleaned many times with dawn, then stuck it in some gritty mix and soil and now have a fat jade. One man’s trash!

Grow lights are kind of a pain in the ass, to be fair. I think these heads look pretty good for a winter! Healthy and still have some color. I wish you quick successful rooting!

Thank you! I’m manifesting this haha. I wish you ideal growing conditions as well!

They’re so derpy and sweet! I scrolled and posted a lot recently on Reddit (wah wah) on the mourning derps and stupid dove nest subreddits (hilarious) because I got a little dove nest in a plant pot on my own porch this spring! The mom actually just had another set of eggs! I have learned a lot about these damn birds.

I really hope you get to see this one grow and get to see the parents, too. Our last set of fledglings spend a lot of their “teenage” days on our balcony railing instead of in the nest and the mom kept on coming back to feed wherever they stood, until eventually they were coaxed to start really flying. Maybe your baby’s parents will swoop down and feed. Or like someone else said the fledgling may just adapt and figure it out - surely it will get hungry enough to try!

I’m officially a bird person thanks to mourning doves!

Had to give away like 3/4 of my collection because I moved to a new place with no sunlight. I keep a really bright custom IKEA grow cabinet I built but it wasn’t the right situation for a lot of my succulents including the pickle plant. If I ever have more outdoor sunlight one day this will be one of the first I re-acquire :)

Great username lmao. Nice macro!

That’s a baby mourning dove! There are usually two babies so the sibling is likely up in the nest. The parent could feed it on the ground if it feels safe to do so, but I’m not sure if the parents would know how to find it or would feel safe.