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title: "Turning red good thing? Bad?"
description: "Turning red good thing? Bad?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/5IUscN8SQBqzMzO3YxOMLQ"
community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Leah"
published: "2024-04-02T06:59:47.420175Z"
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# Turning red good thing? Bad?

_Posted by Leah on 2024-04-02_

Turning red good thing? Bad?

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## 6 comments

### Crested gecko friend commented on 2024-04-02

I’m pretty sure it’s good but maybe google it

### Judy commented on 2024-04-02

I looked it up and what its mostly saying is it’s just experiencing good stress cause it is in more sun than normal

#### NikoScy replied on 2024-04-02

Yep! “Sun Stressing” turns the plant red, but it’s a good thing. Looks healthy!

### nosugartonight commented on 2024-04-02

It’s like how you and I get a tan. Not necessarily harmful at all

### Leah commented on 2024-04-02

Ty! That’s what I had been believing lol but I just keep making mistake after mistake in the beginning of my plant journey (which only started 7 months ago) and when it popped into my head last night to look it up online I started seeing stuff about sun burn and that it could be bad. So then I came here! lol

#### Mullein replied on 2024-04-02

The one at my place just started getting its Spring “tan” too hehe. The equinox must have brought more favorable light levels/angles. It gets decently red in the summer and fades back to green in the winter, even under a grow light

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