Ringspot virus. First time I’ve seen it on a succulent. Incurable, unfortunately. Consider the whole plant infected even though it’s only showing on the newer leaves. If the plant is sentimental you can keep it, just keep it away from other plants and don’t share tools between them. Otherwise it’s probably best to get rid of it before it spreads to other plants- the usual vectors are sucking insects like aphids and contaminated tools. While viruses don’t usually kill plants outright, they make them weak and sickly in a slow decline.
Any-Dig4524
Well this is a first! Ringspot/Mosaic Virus occurring in succulents is almost unheard of. Aside from one 2022 study about it affecting Cotyledon tomentosa and Kalanchoe tomentosa for the first documented time, this is relatively unknown. It is incurable and contagious to other plants. Discard it (or send it to a lab/university near you for study!)
Tulips17
I’ve been having the same problem. Do you think this is the same? The picture is not very clear but it has small red circles. I have the same problem every year with the same plant.
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Ringspot virus. First time I’ve seen it on a succulent. Incurable, unfortunately. Consider the whole plant infected even though it’s only showing on the newer leaves. If the plant is sentimental you can keep it, just keep it away from other plants and don’t share tools between them. Otherwise it’s probably best to get rid of it before it spreads to other plants- the usual vectors are sucking insects like aphids and contaminated tools. While viruses don’t usually kill plants outright, they make them weak and sickly in a slow decline.
Well this is a first! Ringspot/Mosaic Virus occurring in succulents is almost unheard of. Aside from one 2022 study about it affecting Cotyledon tomentosa and Kalanchoe tomentosa for the first documented time, this is relatively unknown. It is incurable and contagious to other plants. Discard it (or send it to a lab/university near you for study!)
I’ve been having the same problem. Do you think this is the same? The picture is not very clear but it has small red circles. I have the same problem every year with the same plant.
https://preview.redd.it/zs9ikgkjt99g1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=6b82f4873867e8bf851e4957c270a85ccefd9424
Weird. I’ve only seen this on watermelons