What's a fairy cup? How do you grow it?

Fairy Cup, what a dreamy name. But it's actually the name of a succulent plant. So, the editor will introduce to you, what is the Fairy Cup? How to grow the Fairy Cup? Let's take a look.

What is the Fairy Cup

Speaking of the Fairy Cup, it is estimated that there will be some friends who have not seen it, so I would like to introduce to you that the Fairy Cup belongs to the succulent plant of Sedum family. Its leaf color looks very crisp. When it blossoms, it is like a big flower blooming on the flower root and smiling at people. Looking at the past is particularly beautiful, and you can't help but want to plant a pot. Mainly distributed in Oregon and northern California. The main characteristics are rosette plant type, light green inflorescence, small and many flowers and bright yellow color.

Second, how to plant the fairy cup

1. Flowerpot

The flowerpot not only provides a growing environment for the fairy cup. But also to match its own beautiful colors. So we have to choose a flowerpot with bright and beautiful colors. In addition, when selecting, we should also pay attention to whether there is a small hole in the bottom of the flowerpot, which can make it ventilate more quickly. The Fairy Cup needs good air permeability.

2. Soil

The fairy cup does not have great requirements for soil, but should be fertile and loose. Has good air permeability. Such as cinder, river sand. Or when planting on ordinary soil, some rocks, coarse sand and so on are added to the flowerpot as long as there is enough air permeability. If you don't have enough fertility, you can apply base fertilizer.

3. Lighting

Fairy cup likes light, it likes mild sunlight, such as spring and autumn, when the sun belongs to normal sunlight, not the kind of hot, then you can put it outside to let the sun shine on the growth, in summer, because the summer sun is relatively hot, if directly irradiated on the flowerpot of the fairy cup, it will affect its growth, and may also be dry because of the hot weather Cause its petals to wither, so we can find a sunshade net to cover it. In winter, because the weather is relatively cold, we can choose to put the fairy cup outside to grow by the sun at noon, and we have to move it back indoors in the afternoon, otherwise it will be too cold and affect its growth.

4. Watering

The rainy season in spring and autumn. We can decide whether to water or not according to the different wettability of the fairy cup. More watering is needed in summer. Because the fairy cup likes warm rather than cold, in summer, the weather is relatively hot and the temperature is relatively high, so we should water it once a day and don't let its flowerpot appear in the dry condition. Less watering in winter

Fairy cup belongs to that kind of big plant, we have to change the pots and flowerpots according to its growth progress, usually the replacement time is about a year, according to the size of its growth, when it blossoms, you will know how beautiful it is, if you also like the fairy cup, you can try to plant it in accordance with some of the tips and precautions I have told you.