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Originally Posted by estación seca (Post 767791)

I saw the photos... but do the leaves get softer as they dry out? Is is possible to detect dessication before the leaves get to the point in the photos referenced above?

I'm not an expert but will say yes. I got 3 from a friend when I went to Denver this May. All had been under watered and were all floppy. One after I watered got much better. The other 2 are still floppy but are putting out new growths. They are the same kind and the other one is different but a noID so I don't know what it is. I do think that it in general has firmer leaves than the other 2 which are 'Fairly Sauced'

Great thread which I have enjoyed reading and digesting ----- but just to 'nitpick' desiccate has only one s and two c's.

Ed