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title: "Some of the pearls are shriveled, am I doing something wrong? I don’t…"
description: "Some of the pearls are shriveled, am I doing something wrong? I don’t want this one to die."
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "TaTyana"
published: "2023-05-24T18:21:31.342Z"
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# Some of the pearls are shriveled, am I doing something wrong? I don’t…

_Posted by TaTyana on 2023-05-24_

Some of the pearls are shriveled, am I doing something wrong? I don’t want this one to die.

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## 8 comments

### Carlen commented on 2023-05-24

seems a little under watered! try to get light to the top of the plant for it to fill out :)

### Elin commented on 2023-05-25

If your plant is still in its original pot and soil it could be a good idea to repot it into better draining soil too. ☺️

#### TaTyana replied on 2023-05-26

It’s in a new pot with drainage but I might switch it back cause the original pot was smaller 🤔

### Mon commented on 2023-05-25

I agree. The soil looks really dense. It should at least be 1/2 draining material (pumice, perlite, etc) and half soil. It could also use more light on the top. I have mine under $5 grow light from amazon.

#### TaTyana replied on 2023-05-26

It’s under a grow light. I think I’ll repot it because it looks worse now

#### Lisette replied on 2023-05-28

Agree the soil looks really dense. If you dont have all those materials, you can put it in cactus/succulent soil. Thats what mine is in \& its doing well! Only water when the pearls start to shrivel

### chloewilder commented on 2023-05-26

i want one so bad. where did you buy it?

#### TaTyana replied on 2023-05-26

I got it from a plant nursery

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