Believe it or not I got Ducher instead of Duchess of Brabant last week. That is really funny. Same exact problem but, I got mine from Chamblee's. Luckily, I noticed it 2 days later when I was planting it. I called them right up and they apologized and sent me my Duchess on Monday. It should be here by Thursday. The best part was they told me to keep Dutcher. Of course, being that they were sending another order, I had to add to it. It must be a label thing as when I first opened the Box and looked at all the Labels I didn't notice it either. I think we both got lucky as I've done some homework on Dutcher and think we'll grow to like him. Dan

There is no way that antifreeze got on this orchid, but yes, green, like anti freeze.... It has been in that pot for months and in the exact same pleace without any issues, then overnight - I get this... It's the only one with this issue and I have 4 plants right next to it with no issues... Regarding the frost... it's been in the 80's down here in south florida, so I don't think that's what happened... I am totally stumped... I also didn't realize that I posted this on the gallery forum...Should I try over in the regular form to see if anyone else has seen this? Thanks! K

Never water Haworthia in the hottest months of July and August …yes it seems counterintuitive but that is their rest period (they are summer dormant during the hottest months so they will not uptake a lot of water, so if you are watering during this time you risk rot) ….if the leaves start to curl during that time, that is a sign of dehydration… you CAN give a VERY light rim watering with a squirt bottle just along the rim of the pot but nothing more. and i mean very light - you do not want to saturate the pot …. if you are growing indoors I can tell you every two weeks is way too much water for a haworthia … their roots take up water slowly so how they look today is how they felt a week ago …in other words, if you water today you will see the results in about a week. keep them out of direct sun in july and august too, just bright indirect light, in september you can move them to a sunnier position with either morning or afternoon sun. Mine love morning sun (limifolia, fasciata) some do better in indirect bright light water less in winter, but remember these are summer dormant I have haworthia Tessulata, Limifolia, Fasciata, Turgida and coarctata i have never had tips of haworthia die off, I dont know what thats about unless you are talking about dehydration a dehydrated haworthia depending on the variety will have leaves that curl inward a hydrated one with have fat plump leaves, no concave surface when you do resume watering in September you can do a full water flush but your potting media should be such that it allows water to drain out the pot immediately. reasons for browning are explained here: https://youtu.be/-t_vrKoxIsU?si=HiehESbD3hs8gI6R

StenoCACTUS not StenoCEREUS. Some of these names are too similar! I don't know which species. These are hard to ID. The damage looks old, maybe from sunburn, maybe from injury. The newest growth on top looks healthy, which is a good sign. As long as the damage isn't spreading the plant should be fine.