My succulent changed color. How can I bring the original color back
Hi,
I purchased this succulent two years ago. It used to have this bright orange like in this photo.
Unfortunately it didn't survive the first winter living in my house. But luckily it revived in the spring last year. However, I have been unable to bring the vibrant orange color back. It has been this deep shade of green for over a year now. Any idea how I can help it change its color? Thanks in advance for any help you can give!
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Kim
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ehuns27 7a PA
7 years ago
kwie2011
7 years agoWhen you say it didn't survive the first winter inside, but revived in the spring, what do you mean? Did it drop leaves and die back to the stem?
That very pale orange foliage looks like variegation to me, not stress coloration as I think the other posters are thinking. Variegation refers to areas of little or no chlorophyll, whereas stress coloration is a reaction to intense sun (and often cold) in which the plant produced other colors in addition to the green chlorophyll - kind of like sunscreen.
I don't believe the pale areas of your plant could photosynthesize at all. The only parts of the plant able to photosynthesiize were the green parts, and they had to feed the whole plant. I can only guess what caused it (it can sometimes be a virus), but IMO, that appearance wasn't sustainable. The plant HAD to produce more green leaves or die.
I had an Aeonium kiwi that did something similar. It started out green with white, pink, and orange variegation, but then it grew like gangbusters and all the new growth came in white and a little pink at the edges- no green. It was absolutely stunning to look at, but with only a few older green leaves to feed the whole plant, it weakened and succumbed to a mite infection. It didn't have enough resources (stored energy) to come back. I think you're lucky yours is alive at all. If I'm correct about what was going on, I don't think it'll ever be orange like that again, and that's good. Maybe it'll get some orange variegation, but not so much that all the new growth is pale and without chlorophyll.here is a photo of mine as it was turning completely white.
palmbob
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palmbob