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First love succulent plant is one of the classic varieties of Sedum family succulent plant, perennial herb or sub-shrub small and medium-sized varieties, from the obscure moon and some kind of stone lotus plant hybrid, because of its relatively easy to maintain, reproductive characteristics and leaves pink romantic tone, widely favored by succulent enthusiasts, let's take a look at the first love succulent how to raise it!

Succulent growth habits of first love

First love succulent leaves are loosely arranged in the shape of a rosette, with waxy white thin frost powder, spoon-shaped leaves, flat micro-concave, apex warped, and vary greatly in appearance under different light environments, pink during open-air maintenance (all-day sunshine) (which may be tinged with orange), turquoise when indoor maintenance, light yellow flowers, with red spots on the inside, the old plants will sprout lateral buds from the base and become mass plants. Like adequate light, warm and dry, well-ventilated environment, drought tolerance, cold tolerance, semi-shade tolerance, the main growing season is spring and autumn, there is no obvious dormancy period.

How does the first love succulent reproduce?

The breeding methods of succulent first love generally include ramet, cuttage and sowing propagation, and the way of beheading cutting is the easiest to survive and grow small lateral buds. Those who like long head can continue to keep, those who like single head can be cut off, and those who are healthier can survive alone. Succulent first love is best to sprout all year round. Even a leaf the size of a grain of rice can grow into a big seedling. Do not water the old leaf before it shrinks. Just put it on the soil to avoid direct sunlight.

How to raise succulent plants in first love?

1, matching soil: the first love succulent breeding soil can be mixed with peat, granular soil (deer marsh soil, red jade soil, etc.) cinder river sand, etc., the soil surface is covered with clean river sand or particles, mainly breathable.

2, Rizhao: first love succulent need to receive enough sunshine, the leaf color will be bright, the plant type will be more compact and beautiful, and the leaves will be thicker. If the sunshine is too little, the leaves are only long: the leaves are light, the leaves are loosely arranged, the leaf spacing is longer, and the leaves become thinner. In addition to summer to pay attention to proper shading, other seasons can be all-day sunshine.

3. Watering: first love succulent plants usually wait until the soil is dry before watering. Although the leaves are not easy to touch with water and drop white powder, if the water in the heart of the leaves is retained for too long, it is easy to cause rot.

4. Fertilization: when first love succulent plants are raised, they can apply long-acting fertilizer once every quarter.

5. Turning the pot: the first love succulent plant is a small and medium-sized plant. With the growth state, the pot must be changed every 1-2 years, and the pot diameter can be 1-2 inches larger than the plant diameter, which can promote plant growth.

6. Summer: once the temperature is higher than 35 degrees in summer, it is necessary to use a sunshade net to shade the sun, and then slowly cut off the water. During the whole summer dormancy period, there is little or no water supply, and watering can be resumed when the temperature comes down in mid-September. Adapt to the sunshine room's first love can still grow normally in summer, dormancy is not very obvious.

Winter: if the temperature can be kept above 0 degrees in winter, the water will be cut off below 0 degrees, otherwise it will be easy to frostbite. Although the winter is cold, it is not a winter without giving a little water, but also at the appropriate time to slightly give some water to the roots of the plant, do not spray or give water. After the temperature rises in spring, the water supply can slowly return to normal.