Is it easy to grow twelve stripes?

The growth habit of twelve stripes

It is native to South Africa. Like warm, dry and bright light. Not resistant to cold, semi-overcast and drought, afraid of water dampness and strong light.

Favorite temperature: 10-22 ℃, growing period in spring and autumn.

Watering: keep moist during the growing period

Light: bright light

Propagation: mostly cuttage propagation or split propagation

Diseases and insect pests: twelve stripes are extremely vulnerable to root rot and whitefly.

Combination suggestion: House roll silk and Zibao

Maintenance skills of twelve volumes of stripes

Basin soil: when changing the basin from April to May every year, cut off the withered leaves and overlong fibrous roots at the base of the plant. It is better to plant it shallowly in the pot, and the pot soil is a mixture of rotten leaf soil and coarse sand. Keep the basin soil slightly moist during the growing period.

Humidity: when the air is too dry, water can be sprayed to increase humidity. During the semi-dormant period in winter and midsummer, keep dry and strictly control watering.

Fertilization: fertilize once a month, using diluted cake fertilizer or special fertilizer for potted flowers. When using liquid fertilizer, do not defile the leaves.

The reproduction mode of twelve stripes

Cuttings: gently cut off the fleshy leaves from May to June, take the upper semi-lignified part at the base, cool and dry slightly, insert into the sand bed, and take root in 20-25 days.

Ramet: it can be carried out all year round. Peel off the young plants beside the mother plant when changing pots from April to May, and pot them directly.