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title: "Some of my succulents have turned purple? Is that bad? What do I need…"
description: "Some of my succulents have turned purple? Is that bad? What do I need to do to help them turn green? They’re all sitting in my windowsill. Thank you for any…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Kaki"
published: "2025-03-15T15:09:39.401439Z"
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# Some of my succulents have turned purple? Is that bad? What do I need…

_Posted by Kaki on 2025-03-15_

Some of my succulents have turned purple? Is that bad? What do I need to do to help them turn green? They’re all sitting in my windowsill. Thank you for any advice!

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## 9 comments

### Lover of Cacti commented on 2025-03-15

I'm not entirely sure, you should get a second opinion, but it might be from underwattering? Are the leaves particularly dry and crunchy? It also might be from too much light but as I said I'm not an expert

### Zoomie commented on 2025-03-15

Maybe they’re stressed, too much light?

### Amy commented on 2025-03-15

Sorry can’t help but we have the same puppy pot! I had to do a double take 😆

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ahCTRv8h6e5pa1M_fMqIQJS4xBzv5FFRs_TH1XgqF0c/zhT0LjGSSQa4-TT2nZUInA.webp?size=large)

### DanishGramma commented on 2025-03-15

Are they soft? They don’t look alive to me. I have the same plants but the only time I’ve seen them that color was when my order was frozen in route and they all died. How cold is the spot you have them?

### DanishGramma commented on 2025-03-15

Mine are in a SE window and they get a ton of morning light

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### Erica commented on 2025-03-15

Sun stress? If so, you could try screening them slightly or pulling them back a little from the windowsill. But as long as they are still putting out new growth, they’re fine!

### Phil commented on 2025-03-15

It’s sun stress which can be ok. Just keep an eye on them. It’s the same as other succulents turning pink or red or blue. It’s from the sun. Most growers want the change in colors. Best course of action would be to research each plant to determine if it’s too much for the plant. I just pulled a couple of mine away from the grow light because they were turning purple. I preferred them not so dark. In my pic, all those haworthias and Gasteria were green at one point.

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### DanishGramma commented on 2025-03-16

I love the red ones

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### Daria Lev commented on 2025-03-18

I have Gasteria mini and when I just bring it and put under the grow lamp it turned red. After some time, I haven’t done anything it’s back to green and growing well) so looks like temporary stress or adopting period.

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