Succulent changing colour - is this normal?
happylovelyplants
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I got this little baby Opalina Graptoveria a little under a month ago from a local garden centre, the day I got it I repotted it into some really well draining gritty succulent potting mix & a well draining pot, and have been watering it as instructed, waiting til it's fully dry then soaking it fully (usually between 7-10 days depending on when it feels bone dry). I keep it outdoors where it gets partial sun/shade throughout the day. The weather here is fairly overcast most of the time, but zone 9 I believe.
So lately I've been noticing it's been getting "greener" and it's colour is more saturated, despite this particular succulent traditionally being a pale bluish green, and the tips of the leaves, which are supposed to be pale pink, are more of a deeper red, also it's not incredibly obvious from the photos, but the leaves, which are typically matte, are more shiny on my plant.
I don't really mind any of this if it's normal and the plant is healthy, I don't mind it looking different if nothing is wrong, but I'm wondering if this is a sign of something being wrong? Do I need to worry or change anything in how I take care of it?
I'm a bit of a newbie gardener, so any advice would be greatly appreciated, thank you!!
P.S: The pebbles you can see surrounding the plant are just topsoil covering it, the plant itself is in normal succulent potting mix.
Last edited: 10 September 2017 22:42:54
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They can change colour according to the season and the amount of sunlight they get. The white coating on the leaves is protection against the sun, so in the circumstances I would expect them to be relatively green. They look healthy so I wouldn't worry, but more sunlight would help to make the colour paler.
Thank you so much Alan!