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title: "My Echeveria Etna used to be absolutely stunning when I first got it,…"
description: "My Echeveria Etna used to be absolutely stunning when I first got it, but now after losing and growing new leaves throughout the year, it’s gotten very plain…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Beastowa"
published: "2023-08-29T03:26:39.544Z"
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# My Echeveria Etna used to be absolutely stunning when I first got it,…

_Publicado por Beastowa el 2023-08-29_

My Echeveria Etna used to be absolutely stunning when I first got it, but now after losing and growing new leaves throughout the year, it’s gotten very plain looking. How do I get it to have those big bumps again? And what should I do to stress it for those vibrant purple colors? Here’s a before and after from 6 months ago to now.

![Adjunto 1 de 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Yn1jInsb1gpo6YJuMSzumfcW3WqX7Gs84rtFMgIcj9M/3ba7a9832d914e5fbbe5cb36c4a0664f.webp?size=large)

## 4 comentarios

### Plant Father comentó el 2023-08-29

it needs full sun to stay that vibrant purple, i’m pretty sure it’s a sun-stress pigment, like how humans get tan in the summer

### Cherrybergher comentó el 2023-08-29

Put a grow light above it 3-4 inches away.

#### Beastowa respondió el 2023-08-29

I imagine the grow light will give its stress colors back, but any idea how to get the little bumpy ridges to come back?

#### Plant Father respondió el 2023-08-29

i think they might return when new leaves grow in the brighter light, plants like succulents and cacti tend to have a certain look when they’re fresh from greenhouses because they were in full sun, and new leaves that grow in our homes end up a lot different

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