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title: "Is she okay? I’ve never had succulents before, this is my first one.…"
description: "Is she okay? I’ve never had succulents before, this is my first one. I thought all of this growth was good but planta said she looked sick, wouldn’t tell me…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/VKL88v104BhVMZIxpYbARz"
community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Piper"
published: "2025-12-03T17:29:02.580591Z"
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# Is she okay? I’ve never had succulents before, this is my first one.…

_Posted by Piper on 2025-12-03_

Is she okay? I’ve never had succulents before, this is my first one. I thought all of this growth was good but planta said she looked sick, wouldn’t tell me what was wrong unless I bought the subscription though….

![Attachment 1 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/32_oOA_vb74n1dKH06jYAL3fnbRu4HzGf0BXQwjqKFk/Cov-umXAQAiL3dm3BIChdg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/32_oOA_vb74n1dKH06jYAL3fnbRu4HzGf0BXQwjqKFk/olB0r3BwSjuozbARZTPMZw.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 3 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/32_oOA_vb74n1dKH06jYAL3fnbRu4HzGf0BXQwjqKFk/gAqBztmQQrKxIs1vZO-adw.webp?size=large)

## 10 comments

### Yuqing Xue commented on 2025-12-03

She is fine, it’s not disease/infextion/bugs, she just needs more light.

#### Yuqing Xue replied on 2025-12-03

Infection\*

#### Piper replied on 2025-12-03

Thank you!

### Paz commented on 2025-12-03

My succulent did something similar and became super leggy to the point where it could no longer support itself (pic 1). I chopped its head off and repotted it (pic 2) \& cut off 2 babies from the stem which I can see yours has (pic 3). Overall super happy I did it and they’re all thriving now! The top cutting is going to end up growing tall again but at least I know when it does I can start over 😁

![Attachment 1 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/W-YN8HqhfhNN88ksy_d2meh_dQJ8Esg6gi2byMAInL4/HOeufzuESjiN6AEIy028DA.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/W-YN8HqhfhNN88ksy_d2meh_dQJ8Esg6gi2byMAInL4/zWb4VSSkQyWyupXmmmtNQQ.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 3 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/W-YN8HqhfhNN88ksy_d2meh_dQJ8Esg6gi2byMAInL4/2ijOIwRNQr2Ccfejyea4Mg.webp?size=large)

#### Piper replied on 2025-12-03

Thanks! That’s a great idea!

### Phil commented on 2025-12-03

As Xue said, not sick, but needs a lot more light. Do you know what kind of echeveria it is? Some can color up beautifully if given enough light.

#### Piper replied on 2025-12-04

I’m not sure… she was given to me as a gift. They bought it from Trader Joe’s and it was advertised as a “mini succulent”

#### Phil replied on 2025-12-04

If you are unfamiliar with succulents, here are a couple pics of mine. They can be quite colorful. Plus gives you a better idea of their desired growth.

![Attachment 1 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/OWAkyZxcZtwxk-v_HG7sG7i-GaZeWOFpvbl_VkIbhkY/06UM-i8RR5a9MVy_B5kcJg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/OWAkyZxcZtwxk-v_HG7sG7i-GaZeWOFpvbl_VkIbhkY/v9gwjhS4Qc6KR1W5POcs9w.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 3 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/OWAkyZxcZtwxk-v_HG7sG7i-GaZeWOFpvbl_VkIbhkY/SnoT1qbsSSi5rHsammGS0A.webp?size=large)

#### Piper replied on 2025-12-04

Wow those are really pretty! I love my one but I would really love to get some more!

### Melody commented on 2025-12-04

Your plant is just getting a little leggy. It doesn’t really hurt the plant but more sunlight would stop it from growing this way.

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