Jade of the Rainbow

The common name of rainbow jade

Rainbow jade is commonly known as Merry Christmas and eardrop grass.

The habit of rainbow jade

Rainbow jade is a succulent plant belonging to the Sedum family, and its growth is prosperous in spring and summer.

Rainbow jade from Mexico likes a warm and sunny environment, and the most suitable temperature is 13: 18 ℃. Cold-resistant, the winter temperature is above 5 ℃, it can pass the winter safely.

Rainbow jade is resistant to drought and is afraid of water wet. it is watered once every two weeks during the growing period to keep the basin soil slightly wet.

Rainbow jade is an all-day plant, which can be properly exposed to direct sunlight. The leaves are green in the sun, light red at the top, and reddish brown when the sun is strong.

The common breeding methods of rainbow jade are sowing and cutting.

Maintenance skills of rainbow jade

Spring: every spring is the best time for rainbow jade to change basins, choose fertile garden soil and coarse sand, and add a small amount of rotten leaf soil and bone powder. Prune the plant while changing the basin. Rainbow jade is easy to lose its leaves, so it should be lighter in the process of changing pots, but the fallen leaves can be placed directly in the pot and new plants can grow soon.

Summer: high temperature in summer, strong light, need proper shade, fleshy leaves will change from green to reddish brown. But the shading time should not be too long, otherwise the stems and leaves are tender and easy to lodge.

Autumn: put rainbow jade in sufficient sunlight maintenance, control the temperature in the appropriate range, often ventilated.

In winter: keep the room temperature above 5 ℃, 10 ℃ is the best, reduce watering and keep the basin soil slightly dry.

The breeding method of rainbow jade

Sowing: from February to May, mature seeds were selected for pot sowing in the laboratory. The room temperature was controlled at 18: 21 ℃, and the thick seeds could germinate in 12-15 days.

Cutting: it can be carried out all year round, and it is easy to survive, especially in spring and autumn. Cut the top leaves or compact short-branch cuttings, and the fallen leaves can also be cut directly.

Planting combination suggestion: tube leaf flower moon, fire sacrifice.