What if the rainbow jade loses its leaves?

Rainbow jade, also known as Merry Christmas, eardrop grass, etc., is a perennial succulent herb belonging to Sedum of Crassulaceae. Its plant height is 10~20 cm. It is multi-branched. Its succulent leaves are expanded and alternate, cylindrical to ovate, 2 cm long. It is green. Its epidermis is bright and free of white powder. It turns reddish brown under sunny conditions. Its floret is yellowish red. Let's take a look at how to do rainbow jade leaves together!

The growth habit of rainbow jade

Rainbow jade cold-resistant, not afraid of the sun exposure, the more red its leaves, so summer does not have to shade, and in the semi-shade of the plant leaves green light. Sometimes a pot of rainbow jade due to the intensity of sunlight and different time, the leaf color will be red and green, new leaves due to short light time, often red at the top, other parts are still green. It likes warm and obvious temperature difference environment, strong adaptability to temperature, and can grow well between 10℃ and 28℃.

What if the rainbow jade leaves?

1. Watering: Rainbow jade grows slowly and is resistant to drought, so it is not suitable for large fertilizer and water. If it is watered all the time, it will definitely drop the leaves and rot the roots.

Light: Rainbow jade likes warmth, the whole growth period should let him fully see the light. However, summer sun exposure can cause sunburn of leaves.

3. Ventilation: Rainbow jade has fewer diseases, but if the ventilation condition is not good and the air humidity is large, stem rot and leaf spot disease will occasionally occur.

Culture method of rainbow jade

1. Stem insertion: The branches trimmed by Rainbow Jade can be cut into 5 cm stem segments. It is best to dry them in the shade for 3 to 5 days. After the incision is slightly dry, insert them into the seedbed.

2, leaf insert: leaf insert is from the rainbow jade stem to remove the complete leaves (be careful not to damage the leaves), placed for 3 days and then cuttage. This method has a large reproduction coefficient and is suitable for mass reproduction, but it is slow to form.

3. Soil: The rainbow jade is planted in loose, fertile, drained and ventilated soil, which can be mixed with humus soil, garden soil and sandy soil.

4. Watering: Rainbow jade has less demand for water, basically watering 1~2 times a week. Rainbow jade should follow the principle of not watering, watering is pouring thoroughly. When the temperature is low, the amount of watering should be reduced appropriately.

5, light: Rainbow jade likes warm environment, relatively large demand for light, like strong sunshine environment, so you can put rainbow jade plants in the bright living room or breeding in the balcony can be.

6. Temperature: Rainbow jade has a strong ability to adapt to temperature, and the temperature difference between day and night is also conducive to the growth of rainbow jade, which grows more vigorously between 10℃ and 28℃.

7. Fertilization: Hongzhiyu has a general demand for water. Basically, organic liquid fertilizer is applied once a month. When applying fertilizer, avoid branches and leaves as soon as possible so as not to cause branches and leaves to rot.