What if the succulent plants lose their leaves in winter? What caused it?

Succulent, small and lovely, simple to maintain, is the first choice for novice flower growers. In recent years, it has set off an upsurge of raising succulent plants. Many people like to put a pot in their homes and offices. With the decrease of temperature, many people find that succulent plants have lost their leaves. What about succulent plants and losing leaves in winter? What caused it?

First, the reasons for succulent plants and losing leaves in winter

1. Physiological disorder

Evergreen in all seasons is the characteristic of most succulent plants, but when the environment changes, the succulent plants will also change, such as leaves turn red in autumn and winter, dormancy in summer and so on. Similarly, succulent leaves in winter are mainly due to changes in the environment, such as colder temperature, plants themselves feel that the temperature is not within their own suitable range of growth, they will reduce water evaporation through falling leaves. Enter the semi-dormant state, so as to pass the winter smoothly, which is also a common self-regulating phenomenon in plants.

two。 Improper maintenance

The low temperature in winter will lead to slow volatilization of water in the basin soil. if there is no timely drainage, the basin soil will remain moist in the case of poor indoor ventilation, resulting in succulent rotten roots and fallen leaves, which is similar to the treatment of black rot. If the plant has healthy parts, you can cut head or take healthy leaf cuttings.

3. Disease

The main thing is to check the succulent roots to see if there is any decay. If everything is normal, then it is not affected by the disease. If it is caused by black rot or other fungal problems, you can only cut off the head and cut again.

Second, what if the succulent plant loses its leaves in winter

1. Suitable temperature

When the temperature drops sharply in winter, the necessary heat preservation and heating measures must be given to succulent plants. Domestic succulent potted plants can move succulent plants to a warm place indoors when winter comes. If the succulent plant is planted in a large area in the greenhouse, the succulent plant can survive the winter safely by adjusting the temperature in the greenhouse and heating it appropriately.

two。 Pay attention to maintenance

Winter succulent leaves, as long as pay attention to follow-up conservation, it will still send new leaves in the coming year, for this natural reaction of the leaves, we should pay special attention to the daily conservation, try not to have big changes, watering is not too much, keep the soil tide and not wet, and do not deliberately touch the leaves, because if the environment is improved, the leaves that have not fallen can become tight.

3. Prevention and control of diseases

Succulent diseases, including black rot and other fungal diseases, can lead to succulent leaf loss. Many people think that such diseases occur only in summer, but this is not the case. It can also occur in winter, but the probability is not as high as that in summer. Therefore, we should properly check our succulent plants to see if the disease is caused by the loss of leaves, and clean up the rotten leaves in time.

The above is Tuliu.com 's brief introduction to the causes and solutions of succulent leaves in winter. If there are succulent friends at home, they should move the succulent plants to a warm place indoors in time in winter so that they can survive the winter safely.