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title: "I'm new-ish with succulents. Some are doing good, but this one…"
description: "I'm new-ish with succulents. Some are doing good, but this one confuses me. Evertime I go to water there are bottom leaves shriveled. I've had it for over a…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "jlsKenzy"
published: "2026-08-26T19:43:25.337823Z"
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# I'm new-ish with succulents. Some are doing good, but this one…

_Posted by jlsKenzy on 2026-08-26_

I'm new-ish with succulents. Some are doing good, but this one confuses me. Evertime I go to water there are bottom leaves shriveled. I've had it for over a year. It seems healthy. Does this mean I should water it more frequently? I wait til dry. I check the firmness/plumpness too. So, maybe averages every other week for watering.

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## 4 comments

### Phil commented on 2026-08-26

Dried, shriveled leaves are normal. What is not normal, are plump translucent leaves that occurs with frequent overwatering. Your plant looks healthy.

### Heather commented on 2026-08-26

It looks like you might move it to a sunnier spot. If it is getting taller while losing those leaves it is searching for light. Echevaria like a LOT of light.

### jlsKenzy commented on 2026-08-26

OK - thanks, I didn't know about the translucent plump leaves, so I'll keep that in mind. I feel this one is ignored because it's at my work office, but definitely wanted some opinions.

### Summz commented on 2026-08-27

Totally normal. Some of these kinds of plants grow taller even with enough light. As they grow the bottom leaves receive less light and the plant discards them. After a while you may notice the plant is top heavy and tilting to the side. This is usually after a couple of years for a succulent. At that point you could plant it a little deeper, but it hopefully has also grown some babies so you could just chop the tallest parts and they will regrow!

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