I received the bare cutting in April as two forked stem, each with one leaf. I placed it into water until there were 2 roots about 3 inches long. I then moved it from water to potting mix about 6 weeks ago, maybe more. Initially this was in a glass jar where I could continue to monitor the roots. Once I was happy with the transfer to soil, I switched from the glass jar to the current pot (which is the same size as the jar).
I can now see the beginning of a new leaf uncurling from the other stem not shown in the picture. I can also see a root through one of the drainage holes in the pot. The plant is growing, but the wrinkly leaf is concerning.
To me the soil does not seem overly dry, it isn’t receding from edge of the pot and there is a little moisture below the surface. It is not dry enough, or for long enough, that I would expect the plant to react, however I don’t know how needy the plant is. Perhaps they are thirstier than I thought?
If I wait longer before watering, will the plant be damaged by this or do they recover? As a relatively new cutting to soil, I am wary about how resilient the plant is.