Can you provide some info on its growing conditions? Light, water, potting medium, inside/outside?

You may be overwatering it in this big container -- it's easier to grow small plants in smaller pots so they dry out faster. Also, the potting mix looks like it's mostly organic matter, so it may not drain fast enough. But I'm only guessing here without more input.

and straight down pic are hard for us ..... can we see it from the side.. including the pot .. does it drain ...

ken

Way too large a container for such a tiny plant and the soil media is too water retentive. Repot in a much smaller container and with a fast draining, mineral based soil mix - like any store bought cactus mix mixed 50-50 with perlite.

Thank you for your questions and comments. I planted it in miracle grow potting soil. There is no drainage hole. It is inside and has lots of light. It is in a transparent plastic container that is in that basket. It came in a tiny little pot so I transplanted it. I was watering once a month and then watered every 2 weeks. I will try to post another picture.

Not a cactus. Looks like a shriveled up Haworthia. Repot it in a SMALLER pot -- not a container, not transparent and not much bigger than what it came in -- with a drainage hole. That's critical. Mix 50/50% cactus/succulent soil with WASHED PERLITE. Mix it well. Plant it. Water after about 3-5 days. Do not water again until the soil is dry. Then, water thoroughly and let it dry thoroughly.

DO NOT put it in direct sun. Haworthia grow in INDIRECT LIGHT. You can read a lot about Haworthia plants on this forum.

"There is no drainage hole" means it's probably chronically in a state of being over-watered; and/or, salts from tapwater and/or fertilizer solution have built up to intolerable levels in the soil. Probably the former.

Al

How much water? Maybe dying from too little. It looks shriveled. These are rather tolerant of potting mixes which are not free draining. They grow outside in my garden in clay soil. Put it in a small pot with a drainage hole. Water well but only when dry.

Thanks everyone. I just repotted it. The pot has a drainage hole. It is so dry. I did water it thoroughly and let it drain. I will water only when dry. I am very hopeful that it will do well. Thanks again everyone.

Jo, once again, make sure to monitor how much light the plant gets. It looks like a dried Haworthia attenuata to me....and they are INDIRECT light plants. You may lose some leaves at the bottom, but as the plant recovers it will grow more leaves and will fill out. Good luck with it! Haws are sturdy and pretty good at surviving.

I have it in a room with north facing window. It does not get direct sunlight. Does this sound okay?

Yup, a north window sounds good. See how it works for you and adjust if needed.

Thank you.

Sorry one more question. When you water, do you water only the soil or do you let the plant get wet too?