Hi Hanna,

It's not a cactus, but a Succulent, something like Kalanchoe or Bryophyllum (w/ those baby plantlets all along the leaf edges).

It looks thirsty, when was the last time you watered?

I'd pick out the dead leaves, then feel if the soil below them is hard. If so, the plant's not able to drink & that's why it's wilting, from thirst.

thanks for your help. I watered it today, and about every other day for the past week. I was told they were recently potted and wouldn'e need to move them for a while, and that they would probably only need watering once a week. I keep noticing the soil is dry however and so i have been watering it more

Pirate Girl's ID is 100%. Stop watering it, just set in the shade temporarily. You cannot kill this plant. Let it settle in if recently transplanted. The pot looks to large in the picture to handle the roots at this time, it will grow into it. I hope you water thoroughly when you do water, then test the soil with a wooden chop stick or a pencil before you water it again. I don't know how you water, it must reach the root ball. Some people give their plants a tablespoon of water at a time. Norma

Is the soil HARD? It shouldn't be drying out so fast. Also, next time you repot, it needs more drainage material: pumice, perlite, to help it drain faster/ better.

The name on this one is Kalanchoe x houghtonii. (previously known as Bryophyllum 'Houghton's Hybrid')

Just try to kill it...that'll make it perk up! LOL (Just kidding! Well...only a little. ;))

She is right it will come up in every pot. Keep away from rugs, LOL Norma

Hi Norma,
You are so right!!!!! I found a seedling of this plant in with my adenium I bought in the spring. I threw the plant out once I knew what it was and even though it was still quite small, I had about 4 plantlets that fell off and started growing!! This plant needs to come with a warning label!!
Hannahel,
Norma once again, has given great advice, and I would listen to her. I ALWAYS use a bamboo stake to check on the moisture content of the soil. If you feel stick it in the soil and it feels damp at all, no water needed!! Good luck with your plant and head our warnings, or else!! LOL!!
Andrew

thanks for all the help. The bottom half of the plant still looks like its wilting, but now the top half is putting out new leaves and plantlets. The soil doessn't absorb water well I have noticed. If i cover the drainage point in the pot and then water it and let it sit for a few minutes, it actually absorbs the water as opposed to before when the water was pretty much just pouring out the other side.

If it were mine I would have cut it apart, kept the tops (& thrown out the bottom) & started over OR changed the mix. The mix continues to be the problem here, this soil is showing you it's a problem. The bottom portion of the plant will not improve until you change the soil.

I'd repot into some Cactus & Succulent soil w/ extra 1/3 perlite. Whoever told you it was recently potted unfortunately used mix which doesn't work for your conditions.

As a temporary measure only, use a stick to poke holes in the top of the mix, then water down into the holes & it should go directly into the rootball & be absorbed better.

Still, I'd repot into different mix, I suspect these problems won't stop until you do.