It sounds like it's not getting enough water. Depending on where you are, an Alyogyne in a container will need thorough watering every one to two days, since their roots can't go deep for a drink, like they could in the ground. If you put it in the ground with potting soil, I hope you mixed the potting soil thoroughly with the native soil, no more than 1/3 potting soil, and gave it a very deep drink to start--30 gallons or more. subsequent watering should run about every 2-3 days, about 5 gallons at a time, ggrraadduuaallyy slackening to about once every week or two, about 7 gallons for every foot of plant diameter.