Is it possible it's not potted in the soil deeply enough? I too would suspect culture as the origin of the leaves' problem, and think this wants tropical conditions in its growing season with a slightly rich soil, packed about 1" all around the caudex.

But the pot has a drainage hole, right, and not a layer of pebbles?

I agree. I was thinking it might like some richer soil. Seeing that it really likes water during the growing season, it makes sense it would enjoy soil with organic matter.

I have an excellent top dressing that I have never used on succulents, but it works great as a reviatlizer in other plants that are struggling, in the wrong soil or the soil is unhealthy. It perks plants right up. I can add a layer of it to the top. I may add a little perlite or pumice to it first. It is quite rich.

If this works I will change out all the soil when it starts to break dormancy in the fall. It's too delicate to repot while it has active vines.

The leaves look diseased to me, possibly a virus.

I have found these plants are tolerant of organic material in their mix so try this and see if it makes any difference. I use 50% potting mix with my plants, some of which are over 20 years old.

When leaves on my plants die, they brown uniformly, not splotchy like yours. And they die of natural causes, either dying back during the summer or with some species, part of the vine dies off but never the whole vine (it has not been dormant for many years).

I'm just going to pretend you did not say the V word.

The leaves are dying, they will will grow like this the remainder of the season, as they did last year. Other than the one leaf from the broken stem the rest will remain ugly, but not die off.

Last year there were in even more gritty of a blend with only pumice, scoria and bark. This year it holds a little bit more water. Next year maybe even more.

I am going to move it out of the path of the fan, so it did does not dry out so quickly. Which will also give it a little bit less light, but still plenty bright.

Is it because, too, the caudex getting direct light? I've heard that they don't like that.

No, it was already in a spot with very bright but, indirect light. It is now in spot with bright light.

It has a bunch of new leaves on it. Maybe they will change from olive it true green. Unless they are already affected.

IIRC, it's a plant that grows in the shade of a nurse plant, so you want to keep the caudex cool while providing bright light for the leaves.

Maybe it just wants to go dormant. Let it go on the dry side. Just my guess,never kept one...but Caudex plants this time of year are bare.

My caudex plants has not bloomed in a couple of years. Any idea what could be wrong? Any advice? Thanks much!

Hi Elizabeth. I suggest starting a new thread. Also what kind of caudex plant? A picture would definitely help, especially if it shows the soil it is planted in.