Here is the other picture of the plant.

I apologize to this plant for over watering it ~~

So I took them out of the pot and they look like this. Are they suppose to have roots, or is it really like this?

Just to be safe, I would make fresh, hygenic cuts at the base of the stem and let them callous over for 2-3 days. Then replant in fast draining soil.

Nick's advice assumes that that stem is viable - it looks to me you have to cut high up on the stem to reach healthy tissue, but I hope I'm wrong and Nick's right.

As an added safeguard, take some household cinnamon & sprinkle it on the cut ends after letting them callous, then shake off the excess cinnamon & plant DRY.

Cinnamon acts as an anti-fungal & is cheaper than rooting hormone which often contains anti-fungal for the same reasons.

Alas! Jeff neglected to mention just what he means by "high up" or how you will know you have reached "healthy tissue." So I will take a stab at reading his mind.

Typically, when a stem has been cut, the healthy inner tissue is green or even whitish or translucent (depending upon just what type of plant one is examining). If the inner tissue is black, brown. or discolored (dirty/stained/uneven in appearance) the tissue is dead or unhealthy.

As far as "high up", I suspect Jeff was thinking all the way up to where the stem is visibly green. Probably starting at 1/2 inch (or 1cm) above the brown stem demarcation. (If the inner tissue has one of the "unhealthy markers" mentioned above, cut the stem again higher up.

If I am wrong, I have no doubt one of the good folks here will correct my erroneous ways ..........

Thank you Nick, Cactusmcharris, pirate_girl, and paul!!!
I appreciate the help and the information given!

I will try to start cutting at the base of the stem, and cut high up if the tissue seems to be dead or unhealthy. I will also see if I can get some household cinnamon :)

Just to make sure, what do you mean by plant dry? -.-
The whole plant should be dry, but does that include the soil? Is it okay if the soil is a little bit moist?
Thank you!

No, dry means the soil needs to be dry--everything dry. :) It should basically be kept entirely dry until you can feel that the plant(s) have rooted. You shouldn't water succulents that do not have roots because without roots there's no way for the plant to take up water, and that leads to rot.

No, dry = dry, the plant stays dry, the soil stays dry. Not even a little moisture, 'cause w/out roots the plant can't take up the water, so it'll just encourage rot instead.

Pls. be reminded that the significant feature of succulents is their ability to hold water in reserve in their fat, fleshy leaves (that's their job). So it'll get its water from there.

Unlike Houseplants or tropicals, which usually are watered in when planted or potted up, we don't water in succulents. If they have roots we wait a few days to water, if no roots, we try to wait to water until we see new growth.

Ah, I see. I was a little bit confused - I still am. I am new to this, but I will continue reading and studying about plants, and succulents in particular.

So I need to plant it dry and soil stays dry, as well. Okay.
Hmm, how do I know if there is new growth? Do I give it a little tug after a few days or after a week?

Thank you, pirate_girl!

By the way, is this plant an Aeonium or an Echeveria?

New growth will be visible as new growth, like maybe a tiny leaf up top or roots along the stem (aerial roots). Not a few days, more like several weeks. I don't tug on my plants, I wait to see new growth coming out the top.

While not disastrous, tugging on the plants (even gently) breaks the tiny roots we're trying to encourage to grow in the first place, so you essentially make it start over.

Sorry, but patience is required for this. Could be a couple of weeks or a month or more, depending on the plant & circumstances.

Oh, this is an Aeonium (schwartzkoff or atropurpurem) I forget which.

Echeverias are rosette forms, more close to the ground, Aeoniums usually have stems under their rosettes.

Thank you teatree and pirate_girl!

I will keep both the plant and soil dry :)
Cinnamon sticks is okay, right? Cinnamon sticks are the only ones I have here and I don't really use cinnamon. I will have to grind it first then use it.

Thank you also for the clarifications! :))

I wouldn't use cinnamon stick & grind it. Supermarket bakery aisle, usually has powdered cinnamon.

Alright, thanks pirate_girl!

Anytime & good luck w/ it!

Okay, one more question regarding planting cuttings dry.
Does this apply to all succulents - like kalanchoe tomentasa, etc? what about cacti?

Just making sure because I have seen a video where they put leaf cuttings in mini greenhouse. But maybe I am wrong, I do not remember if the leaf cuttings were succulents or not.

Thanks!

Yep, yep. You want succulent and cacti cuttings to root dry.

Thanks, teatree!
I am still a little bit confused. I have been reading about how to propagate kalanchoe tomentosa. For this plant, do I have to wait for it to root before inserting it in the soil?

Are there some differences on how to propagate succulents? Does it depend on which succulent?