---
title: "Hi everyone, I got this echeveria a couple weeks ago and I’m noticing…"
description: "Hi everyone, I got this echeveria a couple weeks ago and I’m noticing mold (?) on the leaves. It had two long blooms that I just cut because they were getting…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/ow30g2q4Si-XKZdGjbfzgQ"
community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Giulia"
published: "2024-03-16T18:09:21.064719Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/J_pjmcbJyVomLlGZYnE-inGbsAvvdMTXPBWYRNiPSyM/Q5-V_F9FQcmJYUh-hcloZg.webp?size=large"
---

[Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [The Cactus \& Succulent Circle](https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w.md)

# Hi everyone, I got this echeveria a couple weeks ago and I’m noticing…

_Posted by Giulia on 2024-03-16_

Hi everyone,  
I got this echeveria a couple weeks ago and I’m noticing mold (?) on the leaves. It had two long blooms that I just cut because they were getting moldy as well. Do you know what this is? And how to get rid of it?

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/J_pjmcbJyVomLlGZYnE-inGbsAvvdMTXPBWYRNiPSyM/Q5-V_F9FQcmJYUh-hcloZg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/J_pjmcbJyVomLlGZYnE-inGbsAvvdMTXPBWYRNiPSyM/XOM1r2cAQ_Gzfb4ELn8_WA.webp?size=large)

## 3 comments

### Cat commented on 2024-03-16

powdery mildew, and she looks like she may be a goner, keep it away from any other plants as it goes airborne. you can try wiping the leaves with slightly diluted rubbing alcohol, and then sometimes i wipe down with water as the alcohol will remove their natural “sunscreen” and i don’t want the alcohol to dry it out further, but in my experience at this point it’s a full blown infestation and echiveria have a lot of thin cracks and folds it can hide in

#### Cat replied on 2024-03-16

i would also add that her base looks quite yellow, a sign of root rot, which could be why she had powdery mildew

### Betty commented on 2024-03-16

😢

---

_Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_