The following information will help you determine if your succulent plant is showing normal behavior or if it is signaling that something is wrong. To preserve your succulent plant, it is essential to repotted correctly. To check if the soil is dry enough, insert a wooden skewer (or kebab stick) deep into the soil. If the plant is extremely dry, the leaves can change to purple or fuschia colors. The bright green leaves have bright red edges with some red speckles and a deep red terminal spine. The Tiger jaws succulent can survive light frost and is somewhat harder than most other succulents.