It’s a tropical succulent, you can’t treat Holliday cacti like normal cacti. That poor guy is thirsty af
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Depending on age of the soil I’d replace the soil with a good mix of soil, perlite and orchid bark.
Pot size seems fine.
Mine had the same look even after some more consistent watering. Replaced the soil and back to smooth and green
WritPositWrit
It’s thirsty and got too much sun.
brassnuckles8
These guys are drama queens, and will throw a fit given the slightest provocation. I’ve also had occasions where nothing has changed, just like yours, and they decide they don’t like it anymore.
Since the leaves are a little purple, consider reducing her light exposure by a bit. I would also repot so that she has new soil with fresh nutrients. I wouldn’t use a succulent mix from the store, I’d use some orchid bark, a little bit of peat moss, a dash of perlite, and maybe a handful of succulent mix. A dash of sand or grit wouldn’t go amiss, but isn’t necessary.
When you repot take a good look at those roots. If you see a lot of dead roots that are black and squishy then you’ll want to reduce watering. If you see a lot of dry withered roots then you’ll want to increase your water frequency. A lot of times with these they end up having issues with the roots that doesn’t get seen for a few years and then you’ll see them start to struggle like this as they deplete the energy they’ve had stored up.
Good luck!
SyntaxError_22
A couple years ago my three Christmas cactus’s that I’d had 25+ years systematically died.
They weren’t even near each other. 🤷♀️
oh_such_rhetoric
If you repot him, I’d suggest ditching the plastic nursery pot. All of my cacti and succulents, even the tropical ones, do much better in ceramic and terra cotta pots because they help them drain better so they aren’t sitting in water.
Your guy is definitely thirsty, but if you water him decently often the problem might actually be root rot and not your watering schedule.
Mysterious-Street966
New dirt, new pot, new location. They like indirect light. They usually turn a bit red when they are flowering. I would fertilize once a month.
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It’s a tropical succulent, you can’t treat Holliday cacti like normal cacti. That poor guy is thirsty af
Depending on age of the soil I’d replace the soil with a good mix of soil, perlite and orchid bark.
Pot size seems fine.
Mine had the same look even after some more consistent watering. Replaced the soil and back to smooth and green
It’s thirsty and got too much sun.
These guys are drama queens, and will throw a fit given the slightest provocation. I’ve also had occasions where nothing has changed, just like yours, and they decide they don’t like it anymore.
Since the leaves are a little purple, consider reducing her light exposure by a bit. I would also repot so that she has new soil with fresh nutrients. I wouldn’t use a succulent mix from the store, I’d use some orchid bark, a little bit of peat moss, a dash of perlite, and maybe a handful of succulent mix. A dash of sand or grit wouldn’t go amiss, but isn’t necessary.
When you repot take a good look at those roots. If you see a lot of dead roots that are black and squishy then you’ll want to reduce watering. If you see a lot of dry withered roots then you’ll want to increase your water frequency. A lot of times with these they end up having issues with the roots that doesn’t get seen for a few years and then you’ll see them start to struggle like this as they deplete the energy they’ve had stored up.
Good luck!
A couple years ago my three Christmas cactus’s that I’d had 25+ years systematically died.
They weren’t even near each other. 🤷♀️
If you repot him, I’d suggest ditching the plastic nursery pot. All of my cacti and succulents, even the tropical ones, do much better in ceramic and terra cotta pots because they help them drain better so they aren’t sitting in water.
Your guy is definitely thirsty, but if you water him decently often the problem might actually be root rot and not your watering schedule.
New dirt, new pot, new location. They like indirect light. They usually turn a bit red when they are flowering. I would fertilize once a month.