of course.. i dont do these types of plants in MI ...

but i wonder how you come to the conclusion that the cause was morning sun ...

when you brought it home [transport stress] ... bare rooted it [more stress].. repotted it different media .. [more stress] ...... and then put it in direct.. albeit mild morning sun [probably different that it was used to [more stress]....

perhaps i am reading your fact scenario wrong ... but maybe you should slow down with new plants .. and let them acclimate to each stress ... so you dont heap one.. upon another.. etc ...

keep up Gods work .. i enjoy your posts ...

ken

ps: i always put newly repotted pants in shade for at least a week or two.. so the roots can get settled and working.. before i expose it to any direct sun ...

I must agree with Ken. Living in SE Michigan, our sun and weather related conditions are not what you have in the Bay Area. None the less, if this plant has been inside a nursery-garden center or your local BBS you have to acclimate it over a period of time to its new home. I grow all of my Echeveria in full sun and a 40% shade cloth all summer long, including E minima.

What you may wish to do at this point is to remove the plant from its container. Remove the burned portions and all dead material, even if some good roots get sacrificed. You may even separate each of the remaining viable rosettes and root them in individual pots. In time, they'll offset. Also, Echeveria don't require very gritty soil; they do very well with some organic material.

@bikerdoc5968 Do you find that Echeveria prefer a more water-retentive soil? All of the "String of....." succulents I find only grow well in moister soil and in shade. String of Pearls grown in the gritty mix is usually marginal at best, and definitely only works in shade.

I have converted just about all of my Echeveria over yo a peat based mix.

I water less and allow the plants to stress by allowing them to dry. As Ivesaid, these are in full sun dawn to dusk

Mine takes full sun very well. This is my Echeveria minima in full sun (8+ hours of direct unfiltered sun in a south facing yard). This was planted in 50%pumice 50%c&s soil.

Same plant but overwintered under grow lights.

Same plant a year later planted with other succs in regular potting soil. Yes, it likes moisture retentive soil in my climate.

@chris Do you think Minima would struggle in the gritty mix, even if it was in partial shade?

@ken_adrian How did I conclude the problem was morning sun? The half of the plant that is facing the sun is burned to a crisp. The half of the plant that is turned away from the sun looks pristine. The plant is in shade in the afternoon, so it only received direct sun on the one side that is burned.