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title: "Help!!!! Not sure what’s going on with this guy. Seems like I might…"
description: "Help!!!! Not sure what’s going on with this guy. Seems like I might need to put some more cactus soil in its pot, because it’s kind of sticking out of it,…"
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author: "Biri"
published: "2023-12-07T18:35:51.893Z"
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# Help!!!! Not sure what’s going on with this guy. Seems like I might…

_Opslået af Biri den 2023-12-07_

Help!!!!  
Not sure what’s going on with this guy. Seems like I might need to put some more cactus soil in its pot, because it’s kind of sticking out of it, meaning I can easily pull it out of the dirt. The bottom layer of leaves/stems are dried out as well (tried to get pictures). It also seems to be growing towards to one side. There’s also a little white fuzzy growth on it. Not sure if this is because the plant is a cobweb hens and chicks…I’m not really sure what this plant is, some people have told me it’s a type of house leek.  
Also for more information, I live in Chicago, and this guy sits in the only north facing window that I have. It gets a little cold near the window. These days it’s cloudy most days, and around the 30s-40s outside, but I have my heater turned to 70. I repotted it from its plastic pot two or three months ago.

![Vedhæftet fil 1 af 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/rbM4bkxPstUbO2bJMNsWlvzqHGN-BLVPMex8J5V19KQ/017769b58dba4c438fb39c51eeeba528.webp?size=large)

## 5 kommentarer

### Adrienne kommenterede den 2023-12-07

White fuzzy stuff is usually mealybugs — I’d recommend looking that up and seeing if it’s what you have. The plant is some type of houseleek/hens and chicks (different names for the same plant), the genus is sempervivum. This one isn’t a cobweb houseleek though, that looks different.

Do you have any other windows? North-facing windows get very little direct light (in the northern hemisphere anyway), so any other window (west, east, or south) would probably be better.

#### Biri svarede den 2023-12-07

I found a fix for mealy bugs to be using 70% alcohol so I will be trying that.  
Unfortunately I live in a studio and only have one big window that faces north, the rest of my plants are doing alright but this one is really the one that’s struggling the most

![Vedhæftet fil 1 af 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/rbM4bkxPstUbO2bJMNsWlvzqHGN-BLVPMex8J5V19KQ/9f5ee52a753240078b4312bc2f48b42b.webp?size=large)

#### Adrienne svarede den 2023-12-08

Good luck!!!

### KD 🪴 kommenterede den 2023-12-08

You can also lift up the bottom layer of leaves and pluck off the dried shriveled ones.

### c.cat kommenterede den 2023-12-08

the leaning is from not enough light, you can supplement with a grow light or lamp!

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