Hello, I put to much water on this plant and she is not looking good at all.
Whenever I touch slightly the leaves, it seems really frail.
She is now weekly sprayed with water, in front of a window so she get sunlight
Anyone got an idea about how to save it ?
Thank you in advance, and have a good day !
by Interesting_Try8026
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I’m afraid it’s dead. These are succulents and need very little water and never in the crown of the plant, especially indoors.
I would remove it from the pot and also remove all dead and mushy leaves. Then see if you can save a healthy part of the succulent. You can place it on top of some dry soil and spray it from time to time hoping it will root and survive.
The bottom leaves potentially seem healthy. Idk how well haworthias can propagate from single leaves, but I’d give it a shot, especially with that big dark one near the bottom left.
ETA: it can now never grow new healthy leaves through the crown. The growth point is dead. Your main plant will probs die unfortunately 🙁
Haworthias leaves look thinner when you have to water. I have some that are under high grow lights and yet I haven’t watered. I currently have 2, one of them the same type as you. I believe it was limnifolia? Or is that my other one? Anyways, I have only actually watered it once or twice, with literal drops of water at each “watering.” It hasn’t shown me it wants water yet, but I still like to give drops of water every 2-3 months for plants like this because it keeps them from losing lower leaves, which is a common way to tell if they need water, recommended for beginners.
Stop spraying with water
This plant is dead, some of those leaves still look healthy enough (rot hasn’t progressed all the way along the leaf) that you may be able to propagate from them though.
Don’t spray and don’t water weekly
Spraying only dampens the top layers of soil. You need water to reach the roots. Shallow watering will eventually lead to shallow roots since they grow towards moisture
It looks like your plant is dead, but for the next one:
Soak the soil thoroughly. Let the soil dry out and then stay dry for at least a couple of weeks before you water again. The soil should be bone dry in less than a week, if it doesn’t you should repot in a mix of coarse sand, pumice and a little compost. These should spend more time in dry soil than wet soil. Wait longer between waterings in the winter
These things can go weeks, sometimes months without watering. Wait until the leaves start looking a bit slim, then water (full soak of the soil in a well draining pot) and they will plump back up. As far as saving this one, the damage is done, and not much to do other than wait and see which parts don’t die off. Then remove the dead bits and see if it grows more leaves. If you recently watered it and the soil is still wet, remove it from that soil and put it in some dry soil.
No water! Let her dry out for a long time.
Do not spray it anymore. This is a succulent, which needs occasional watering, and lots of bright light.
Here’s a guide that may be of some use to you:
https://www.thespruce.com/grow-haworthia-succulents-1902980
Never water succulents (star-shaped like this) in the center. It is almost all time is killing the plant