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title: "Hey, I accidentally sun-stressed a plant, and it’s gorgeous."
description: "Hey, I accidentally sun-stressed a plant, and it’s gorgeous."
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
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published: "2023-12-23T17:06:02.763Z"
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# Hey, I accidentally sun-stressed a plant, and it’s gorgeous.

_Lagt ut av Dave\_opuntiaface den 2023-12-23_

Hey, I accidentally sun-stressed a plant, and it’s gorgeous.

![Vedlegg 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gFKgBIDtQUSoNHyzAXA4pLM-wYI4yLGXFPAMGDtMt3o/6bb72a8e91f44c69a3b7cd613cd77017.webp?size=large)

## 6 kommentarer

### Sunny kommenterte den 2023-12-23

Beautiful!😍

#### Dave\_opuntiaface svarte den 2023-12-24

I hadn’t paid attention to how much it changed until I saw the old photo. This was an “I’m bored” purchase at Trader Joe’s 🤘

### Kennedy kommenterte den 2023-12-24

What does it mean if a plant is sun-stressed?

#### Sunny svarte den 2023-12-24

Sun stress is the plant changing color to protect itself from sunburns. It’s similar to a tan. Hoyas, cacti and succulents are some plants that sun stress with many colors. The ability to produce beautiful sun stressed colors can increase the value of the plant. The picture is a Hoya New Guinea Ghost. A cutting with one node sells for $45 to $90!

![Vedlegg 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/42bdd75d25164009a1f72409854b7ea0.webp?size=large)

#### Dave\_opuntiaface svarte den 2023-12-25

Thank you for explaining this, as I feel about 20% confident that I’m doing this “right” ha. One of my haworthia started going pink underneath, and I moved it. It felt like one more task to deal with.

This was purely accidental, as all I generally get is sunburned spots. I’m going to see if I can accidentally get these colors on my Gray Ghosts (image not mine).

![Vedlegg 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gFKgBIDtQUSoNHyzAXA4pLM-wYI4yLGXFPAMGDtMt3o/c543d467875b4baebecdb32aebaef670.webp?size=large)

#### Sunny svarte den 2023-12-29

It’s pretty! I like the pastel ombré look. I have not tried to sun stress a plant. I have two Hoya Pubicalyx plants that are close to grow lights. The new growth leaves are much darker due to proximity. They seem undamaged. So, I just leave them alone.

![Vedlegg 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/43a03aa1d18b4ec2bca32417306920c9.webp?size=large)

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