My succulent used to be a healthy pea green. Lately it has turned red and looks sad and unhealthy. I think it's my fault for not giving it proper attention. What have I done wrong and is it possible to save it? (ground looks dry but I watered it after the photo)
by Living_Double_1146
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This type degrades after a while. You can remove and replant the healthy little branches, or even cut it up in pieces and replant.
The color in itself isn’t a problem, it can be red and healthy.
Usually this color comes from too much sun.
Coir isn’t a good choice for soil bc it retains too much water for succulents.
It’s got a bit gangly heading towards the light.
And a lot of succulents turn red in the sun. Some red ones go green.
Pick off the dead leaves. It’s easier to do with tweezers.
Don’t fuss too much over succulents. The soil is dry but I wouldn’t start over watering. You’ll get root rot.
It’s got new growth because its leaning over. The healthy leaves look fine.
It doesn’t look that bad. Once the dead leaves are gone it will look better.
You can take a few healthy leaves. Let then dry out for a couple of days and they just lay them on some soil. You’ll have all new plants. 😁
It’s not called crassula campfire for no reason. The red is its natural !sunstress. You should repot into soil with more !grit, though. See bot replies below for more information.
!grit this might help going forward 👌🏽
They change from a red pink to a bright green. The coloring is normal. We’re just hitting spring and I see new growth…Thats a good sign. My outdoor plants all look a little ragged coming into spring. I added some additional soil because this plant is getting heavy and pulling up in the pot. I pulled one of the vines out and put it in another pot. They are very thirsty right now.
Its been in the low 80°F here for around two weeks… this is mine right now. It looked just like yours two years ago. I have a lot of new growth and it flowered during the winter. I would leave it alone and let it do its thing.
https://preview.redd.it/pp7v7hw5w7pg1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=161cf6ee2942e469823c03f01f0f899cb157c5d9
I have that too and propagated it 3 million times and it molds and dries and only does good in summer outside but in Iowa we have harsh winters. I have thousands of dollars worth of plants in my house grow lights and a beautiful set up and all my plants are beautiful amazing and thriving and I have jungle plants and tropical plants and succulents and cacti and every kind you can think of and this is the only plant with problems so I wish you luck.
The red indicates that it’s getting enough light. It’s naturally a green plant that red shows that it’s getting enough light.
I love how the leaves look like peach slices!