Who is the one who is cute and gorgeous? -- you are succulent.

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I never thought that plants could have such strong and gorgeous colors, until one day, my eyes were suddenly burned by their bright and colorful colors and cute appearance. It was simply unbelievable, what a beautiful color, such a lovely and changeable appearance. Are they real?

Succulent, is the color palette that God left to earth. Most succulent plants have a special skill-discoloration, and they tend to show different faces in different environments, which is one of the reasons why succulent plants are so popular. Their color will change with the season, especially in spring and autumn, the color change is very big. Usually green makeup, they may change into red makeup, yellow makeup, if matched with different varieties, the visual effect is quite shocking, which makes them have an irresistible charm.

Many people who don't know about succulent plants think that the succulent plants they see are artificial colors or fake flowers. In fact, it is easy to distinguish between true and false, as long as you know a little about succulent varieties. Most of the colorful cactus and cactus balls in the flower market are dyed (thorns are dyed). Most of the thorns of cacti are not bright colors, but the colors of the flowers are real. there is no way to imitate this colorful color in the plant world.

There are many reasons for succulent discoloration. Stone flowers are usually used to imitate the native environment and reduce the possibility of being eaten; some are caused by changes in internal pigments caused by climate; others are caused by spraying, fertilization and other factors. However, the main discoloration factors are light, temperature and temperature difference.

Light

Light is the most common and most effective factor to change the color of succulent plants. Move a pot of succulent plants that have been kept indoors for a long time to a sunny windowsill and within a few days you will find that the color of the leaves begins to change. Of course, it doesn't always turn red, because there are so many succulent varieties, each of which has its own characteristics. For example, with the increase of sunshine, the black mage will become black, the fire sacrifice will become fiery red, the rainbow jade brocade will become pink, and Huang Li will turn yellow.

Temperature difference and temperature

In winter or late autumn, move a pot of succulent plants outdoors to get cold, and the color will turn red within a few days (this method is harmful to succulent plants and is not recommended only to test the effect of temperature difference on succulent colors). Similarly, when there is a large temperature difference between autumn and spring, move succulent plants outdoors, and within a few days, the whole basin of succulent plants will show unimaginable beautiful colors.

This shows that temperature plays an important role in the discoloration of succulent plants. The reason for the rapid color change at low temperature is that chlorophyll is not tolerant to low temperature. When the winter temperature drops, there is less and less chlorophyll in the leaves, and then new anthocyanins are synthesized to resist cold weather and enhance the cold resistance of plants. This is a kind of self-protection ability. Another reason is that dark colors absorb more energy of light, as we all know. The same goes for plants, which make their leaves darker in order to get more heat and increase their own temperature.

On the contrary, the succulent plants placed indoors are generally at a relatively constant temperature, and the discoloration is relatively slow, and because the glass and screen windows block most of the ultraviolet rays, the color is very elegant, even evergreen. This is also the main reason why the succulent plants cultivated indoors are mainly green. So, you can try to let the plants slowly go outdoors, even if the small windowsill, for these mini succulent, the space and environment are good enough.

The effect of season on the color of succulent plants

In fact, the effect of season on succulent plants is the comprehensive embodiment of sunshine, temperature, temperature difference and other factors.

In autumn, due to the increase in visibility in the air, the sunshine intensity will increase, and the ultraviolet intensity will also increase to the peak of the year, which is the best season for color discoloration of succulent plants. Careful flower friends will find that the succulent plants cultivated in the open air will become very dark and sometimes even darker, while the succulent plants in the greenhouse are just right, gorgeous and mild, and the succulent plants behind the glass windows and screen windows are slightly lighter and more elegant. This is all caused by the intensity of ultraviolet light. In addition, the glass is also divided into thickness, color or not, which also affect the ultraviolet intensity.

The result of simultaneous action of multiple factors of plant discoloration

The summer sun is supposed to be strong enough, but summer is the dormant season for succulent plants, and even if exposed outdoors every day, the color does not necessarily change much. Similarly, when succulent plants are placed outdoors on cloudy days with temperature differences but no sunshine, the discoloration effect will be very slow.

However, the main discoloration factors are water control, light, temperature and temperature difference, so the maintenance secret of discoloration of succulent plants can be summed up as: "watering less, basking more in the sun, and increasing the temperature difference between day and night."

These discoloration methods are not advisable.

In order to make the succulent color at home more beautiful, many meat friends will use some extreme methods. As mentioned above, move outdoors in winter to be exposed to cold, direct exposure to the sun in spring and autumn, and even take it to the refrigerator at night and return to outdoor exposure the next day to cause a huge temperature difference to discolor the meat. Especially in the spring and autumn growing season, many meat friends cut off the water in order to make the color more beautiful. This method does make the color more beautiful, but it does some harm. Spring and autumn is the best season for succulent growth and should be watered hard. If you miss it, not only will the growth slow down, but there will also be a long period of state recovery.

There are meat friends in the use of hydration drugs found that succulent plants turned green, mistakenly thought to be the cause of the drug. In fact, turning green means that the plant is still growing, and the plant can absorb water after watering, which is a normal phenomenon. Most of the discoloration is caused by "coercion" and does not mean that the plants are healthy enough. And most of the meat brought home by everyone comes from the greenhouse, which is a small seedling in the greenhouse, no matter the resistance or the root system is very poor, can not stand this kind of trouble. We must not rush to succeed in cultivation. After growing for 2 years, the old plants have adapted to the local environment, and their abilities in all aspects are relatively strong. They will become very beautiful as soon as the season comes.

The colors of succulent plants in Japan and South Korea are very beautiful, and most of them are cultivated in the open air and do not need much management, but the colors of many common varieties are very different from those in China. The main reason is also environmental factors, not different varieties, the same varieties are different in different environments. As long as we try our best to restore the original environment of plants, we can also cultivate beautiful and moving succulent plants!

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