Recently my original Haw (white por) has been getting her leaves aittle but thinner and started getting a very soft pinkish coloration, on the second picture a Baby I propped from the original, looks more plump, greener and overall healthier. Both get watered once a week and sit in the same windowsill
by Welland94
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The bronze-ish coloration on the older one is a response to light and temperature. It’s a natural color for many Haworthia/Haworthiopsis. They can be slow to develop it in good sun, so it takes a while to develop pigmentation. So, they both look fine, within the range of normal for this species. Frequency of watering depends on many variables, such as soil type, temperature, light, and time of the year, and the one in the white pot could maybe use a little more water, but it’s nowhere near too dry. For this species, Haworthiopsis tessellata, I go by leaf shrinkage, and wait until they have just a little shrinking of the windowed leaf surface before watering, and then give them a good soak. The frequency of this varies a lot throughout the year, from every week or less in the hot part of the year, to maybe once a month, if even that, in the cool season.
The big one looks a bit stressed and dehydrated, the question is why. My guess is that you’re overwatering and it’s getting root rot. Weekly is okay for the little one, because it dries out faster, but it’s too much for the larger one. If your soil is not good and gritty, that would exacerbate the problem by staying wet even longer than it should.