Dying(?) succulent (and ID request)

10 years ago

Hi, succulent newbie here

I got this succulent 3 weeks ago from a succulent nursery and repotted it. In the past few days, I've noticed the bottom leaves change colour and turn mushy (one even broke off). I haven't watered it until tonight.

The soil I've used is cactus soil and the pot is glazed but has a drainage hole.

Is my plant dying? Any help would be much appreciated. I also don't know what kind of succulent it is.

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April 9b SF bay area
10 years ago
Its typical for the lower leaves to die off. No worries :) Beautiful white plant! Maybe Echeveria colorata
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breathnez
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
Beautiful plant!

Make sure the soil is drying out completely between waterings. Even when the commercial soils say they are for C&S, they still generally have quite a bit of fine peat moss that retains a lot of water. And even when the soil feels and looks dry on the top, it can still be too wet down below. To help gauge dryness, you can insert a wooden skewer for several minutes and see if moist down below.

Few people come to the forum with their succulents dying from neglect and thirst, but countless come with plants drowning in poor soil, so I suggest err on the dry side.

ez
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