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title: "Just bought this krohniana from Etsy, and the wrinkled leaves…"
description: "Just bought this krohniana from Etsy, and the wrinkled leaves concerned me. Checked the roots, they’re all healthy. No rot. Why the wrinkled leaves? The…"
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published: "2025-09-18T19:13:46.910607Z"
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# Just bought this krohniana from Etsy, and the wrinkled leaves…

_Posted by Whyplantyoubenormal on 2025-09-18_

Just bought this krohniana from Etsy, and the wrinkled leaves concerned me. Checked the roots, they’re all healthy. No rot.

Why the wrinkled leaves? The cutting has small roots, should I keep the soil damp? I repotted her in a cactus/orchid perlite mix as it was too dense soil before

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## 6 comments

### Paulina | Semi-Hydro commented on 2025-09-18

Did they arrive in this pot or did you plant them? The soil looks pretty dry. This is one of the few plants I’ve managed to kill lol. I’m currently rooting my second attempt cutting

#### Whyplantyoubenormal replied on 2025-09-18

It arrived in heavy potting soil with lots of peat. I repotted it in this and watered it.

#### Paulina | Semi-Hydro replied on 2025-09-19

Hopefully it will perk up after it settles after the repot

#### Karen replied on 2025-09-19

Yeah I agree

#### Karen replied on 2025-09-19

Yes

### Whyplantyoubenormal commented on 2025-09-24

\*\*\*\*update, I dampened the soil and covered the pot with a clear plastic bag to increase humidity in the hopes to encourage stronger root growth. The wrinkles have smoothed out. It seems it prefers higher humidity than my carnosa

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