I’m looking for some advice about my Echeveria 'Perle von...
I’m looking for some advice about my Echeveria 'Perle von Nurnberg'. This attached picture is what he looked like when I got him and he stayed in that pot until I thought he was getting too big for it. Come to find out, he was in REGULAR DIRT 😱 I realized his soil was SO SATURATED from all the watering and no drainage (rookie mistake). So I put him in dry soil but didn’t have any succulent soil. Now, a few weeks later, I’ve put him in succulent soil in a bigger potter that has a drainage hole. But his leaves just don’t look like they used to 😫 I’m a newbie and am looking for advice. Did I do the right thing? Is this a normal color for him to be? Do I need to start planning a plant funeral? Help!!!
2ft to light, direct
4” pot with drainage
Last watered 1 week ago
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I’d check to see if any of the bottom leaves are rotting or are dying off and remove those. I adopted a PVN that was in rough shape when I got her. I basically let time do the healing, you can check my profile and see the middle growth looks way better than the older leaves it came with. I find these guys really like good light and a gritty soil. Once it’s got enough new healthy growth you can chop and prop :)
@rootedtreasures if you click on the box on the right next to the original picture, it’ll show you an updated one!
Just answering your question on color, it depends on lighting! PvN range from green in low light to purple/pink in high light. For reference, here’s three pics of mine, from the day I got it (was mostly green) to present (very purple), with a transition pic showing the mottled color it takes on in between. The updated pic for yours is well on the green side, a grow light would help it develop the purple/pink PvNs are known for, if that’s what you’d like!
