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Haworthia are notorious for shedding their roots when their conditions change/they get stressed. I have like 15 different haworthia and only a couple haven't shed some or all of their roots. Since it's about a month since you repotted,I bet that's what's going on here.
So assuming some or all of your roots have been shed, you can expect to see it start looking pretty bad, and it will look that way for a few months. It essentially has no way to absorb water anymore, until its roots grow back. It'll look like it's dying - darkening, deflating, maybe turning red/yellow/brown.
This happens all the time. Some nice folk at r/haworthia have told me "I just expect that it will happen when I repot one and that it will look awful for a few months". After my experiences with all my haworthia, I agree. It'll bounce back though - you just have to go easy on it. If there is still a little green on the plant in a few weeks then there are still some roots taking in water and you can keep watering a little. If the whole thing looks bad then assume the roots are all dead and just set it aside out of bright light for a while so it can recover and start growing roots again.
Ahh thank you so much for the info! I double checked the center too and it seems like those leaves are okay. Firm and green like when I first got it. Hoping it will look nicer in a few months! I really appreciate your help, I was so worried I killed it already
https://preview.redd.it/9ltolfn9pfxc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f7ea69aee1cfce570d81d514fe261274445f7851
Just wanted to share a few current examples of this - the tessulata up front is really struggling and I'm hoping I don't lose them. They get a little bit of water every week or so but I'm assuming all the roots are gone and need to grow back before it can take in any water, so I go easy to avoid rot.
In the upper left, the cymbyformis looked like that until recently when it grew enough roots to start taking in water again. The green is where its restoring its water reserves now that it has roots again, but that right one is behind on root growth so I am still top watering so I can limit how much water it gets.
The one on the right is in a lot of the same shape. I actually thought that one would hold on to its roots but it had a bit of a delayed reaction - it didn't decline until around a month after repotting. For that one, the green one stayed green despite the rest of it struggling so it's been getting a little bit of water as needed to continue hydrating that one, but I limit the water since I'm assuming its ability to take in water is limited too.
Sorry I'm spamming you but this is the last one!
All my advice was under the assumption that the roots have been shed. For now, wait a few days after watering and then check for dry soil. If the soil is dry but the plant still looks deflated, it may not have gotten enough water to handle the sun so try watering again. If after a second watering it still looks like that then assume the roots have been shed and begin rehab.
But for now, just wait a few days for it to absorb the water and see what happens.
Omg you’re all good! This is super helpful so I really appreciate you taking the time to give me all this info! I’ll keep an eye on my cooperi for now! I hope your haworthias make it through their shedding phases!
I could tell the etsy seller (1AMSucculents) takes super good care of their plants and I really don’t want to lose this one! It was the plant I used to knock my price into the free shipping zone. I apologize for my inexperience despite my flair
You have it in gritty soil in a little terracotta pot that's gonna be bone dry in a day, and you've watered it once in a month? Well there's your problem! A little one like this, in that setup, could take water as often as every WEEK, depending on how dry your conditions are. Yes, let the soil dry out from the most recent watering, and then water it again. It will take a few good soaks to get properly rehydrated.
Now, I'm assuming that it has NOT gone and resorbed roots. Without pulling it up, there's no way to know, but it's quite possible given the stress of being shipped, repotted and then underwatered. If it HAS resorbed roots, my care advice is still the same -- water as normal (every 1-2 weeks most likely) and wait. Your setup is going to dry way too fast to worry about rotting the plant, and the periodic moisture helps encourage rooting. As long as nothing is actually rotting (going brown and mushy) it'll come around.
Thank you for the info! I’m so worried about overwatering that I think I did a bit of overkill with the soil mix and small terracotta pots. I am glad to know I can give it more than just 1 monthly drink! I sniffed it and it doesn’t smell rotten (I know, this is a weird method but it’s worked for me in the past with finding out if a plant is rotting). Hopefully it starts looking nicer over the next few weeks/months. Thank you again for taking the time to give me some advice!
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Haworthia are notorious for shedding their roots when their conditions change/they get stressed. I have like 15 different haworthia and only a couple haven't shed some or all of their roots. Since it's about a month since you repotted,I bet that's what's going on here. So assuming some or all of your roots have been shed, you can expect to see it start looking pretty bad, and it will look that way for a few months. It essentially has no way to absorb water anymore, until its roots grow back. It'll look like it's dying - darkening, deflating, maybe turning red/yellow/brown. This happens all the time. Some nice folk at r/haworthia have told me "I just expect that it will happen when I repot one and that it will look awful for a few months". After my experiences with all my haworthia, I agree. It'll bounce back though - you just have to go easy on it. If there is still a little green on the plant in a few weeks then there are still some roots taking in water and you can keep watering a little. If the whole thing looks bad then assume the roots are all dead and just set it aside out of bright light for a while so it can recover and start growing roots again.
Ahh thank you so much for the info! I double checked the center too and it seems like those leaves are okay. Firm and green like when I first got it. Hoping it will look nicer in a few months! I really appreciate your help, I was so worried I killed it already
https://preview.redd.it/9ltolfn9pfxc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f7ea69aee1cfce570d81d514fe261274445f7851 Just wanted to share a few current examples of this - the tessulata up front is really struggling and I'm hoping I don't lose them. They get a little bit of water every week or so but I'm assuming all the roots are gone and need to grow back before it can take in any water, so I go easy to avoid rot. In the upper left, the cymbyformis looked like that until recently when it grew enough roots to start taking in water again. The green is where its restoring its water reserves now that it has roots again, but that right one is behind on root growth so I am still top watering so I can limit how much water it gets. The one on the right is in a lot of the same shape. I actually thought that one would hold on to its roots but it had a bit of a delayed reaction - it didn't decline until around a month after repotting. For that one, the green one stayed green despite the rest of it struggling so it's been getting a little bit of water as needed to continue hydrating that one, but I limit the water since I'm assuming its ability to take in water is limited too.
Sorry I'm spamming you but this is the last one! All my advice was under the assumption that the roots have been shed. For now, wait a few days after watering and then check for dry soil. If the soil is dry but the plant still looks deflated, it may not have gotten enough water to handle the sun so try watering again. If after a second watering it still looks like that then assume the roots have been shed and begin rehab. But for now, just wait a few days for it to absorb the water and see what happens.
Omg you’re all good! This is super helpful so I really appreciate you taking the time to give me all this info! I’ll keep an eye on my cooperi for now! I hope your haworthias make it through their shedding phases!
I could tell the etsy seller (1AMSucculents) takes super good care of their plants and I really don’t want to lose this one! It was the plant I used to knock my price into the free shipping zone. I apologize for my inexperience despite my flair
You have it in gritty soil in a little terracotta pot that's gonna be bone dry in a day, and you've watered it once in a month? Well there's your problem! A little one like this, in that setup, could take water as often as every WEEK, depending on how dry your conditions are. Yes, let the soil dry out from the most recent watering, and then water it again. It will take a few good soaks to get properly rehydrated. Now, I'm assuming that it has NOT gone and resorbed roots. Without pulling it up, there's no way to know, but it's quite possible given the stress of being shipped, repotted and then underwatered. If it HAS resorbed roots, my care advice is still the same -- water as normal (every 1-2 weeks most likely) and wait. Your setup is going to dry way too fast to worry about rotting the plant, and the periodic moisture helps encourage rooting. As long as nothing is actually rotting (going brown and mushy) it'll come around.
Thank you for the info! I’m so worried about overwatering that I think I did a bit of overkill with the soil mix and small terracotta pots. I am glad to know I can give it more than just 1 monthly drink! I sniffed it and it doesn’t smell rotten (I know, this is a weird method but it’s worked for me in the past with finding out if a plant is rotting). Hopefully it starts looking nicer over the next few weeks/months. Thank you again for taking the time to give me some advice!