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PUBLIC CASE · Moscow, AprMODERATE · Succulent · Lighting
FZ-0406-P

Echeveria etiolating and paling

EcheveriaSucculent

LightingMoscow, Apr35 days
Echeveria succulent rosette with translucent lower leaves.
FIG. 01
Lighting
Echeveria
FIG. 01DIAGNOSTIC PHOTO
Confidence91%
Recovery35 days
SeverityMODERATE

DIAGNOSIS

Etiolation — the plant is reaching for light. Only partially reversible: the stretched stem stays as is, but new rosettes will be compact.

PLAN FOR THE COMING DAYS

  1. 01

    Move to the brightest window (south-facing)

  2. 02

    Cut the top and root it as a cutting

  3. 03

    Keep the old stem — it will produce side rosettes

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