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May 15, 2018 10:00 AM CST
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Hello victoria12, typically echeverias like it with more light. But like any other succulent, if it is newly repotted, allow some time to acclimate and position first to part shade to help it recover. You have already watered it, ideally I would have waited about a week before watering it. So all you can do now is wait for the media to dry out some more. If it is being grown indoors this dry out time will take much longer.

If it were mine, I would use a wider but shallow container, since the roots of this plant is shallow growing. It also allows me to check the soil around it if it is in a wider container. Wrinkly leaves can either be over or underwatering. It can also be a cycle when the plant slowly dries off the older lower leaves as it redirects its energies to new growth. New growth can either be new leaves or maybe a bloomstalk which shows up in between the leaves.

Also I do not use containers with no drain holes. Water needs to drain out faster and to allow accumulated salts to be flushed out.

Temps around 65F to 85F is always good for this plant along with bright light access. Temps hovering much higher from 90F to triple digits and dry will push the plant to some dormancy where it will slowly close down its rosettes as it waits for the temps to improve and conserve the moisture loss it is undergoing at that point. So just watch out for those seasonal changes later on.

I always use pumice or perlite to lighten up the soil, so it does not compact too much and allow good airflow below soil level. I also use a mix or chicken grit and pumice as top dressing to help the base of the plant stay drier.

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