How to judge that succulent plants enter dormancy? Pay attention to the observation of leaves

Succulent plants are dormant as part of their life cycle, and when light and temperature are no longer suitable for them to be active, they need to take a break to maintain their health. And your task is to accompany them through this period. The first sign that a plant goes dormant is to stop growing. Then soon the leaves will turn yellow and fall off, and the rosette will close. Some kinds of succulent plants (such as apricots) will all shrink into the soil and grow a paper-like skin to protect themselves.

How to judge that succulent plants enter dormancy? Succulent dormancy means that there is no growth performance, the leaves do not return to fullness after watering, and the leaves are clasped and soft; succulent roots or bulbs, such as tortoise shell dragons, lose leaves during dormancy; the succulent plants of the family Amygdaceae are wrapped in dry, hard epidermis during dormancy.

Dormant in winter and growing in summer, this succulent species, known as the summer type, grows in the northern hemisphere from November to February. But in the hottest days of summer, they also go into holiday dormancy, which usually lasts for several weeks and then erupts again in September. Such as: desert rose, tequila, Aristolochia, chandelier, stone lotus, Euphorbia, Martian, stone flower, jade column, jade, radish, iron orchid, Xianbao and so on.

If the succulent plant at home is in a dormant period, how to maintain it? Dormant succulent plants are kept in a cool and ventilated place to avoid exposure to the sun. Succulent succulent plants need little water and are watered more. Succulent roots are soaked in water, but try not to cut off water for succulent plants. If succulent plants are not watered for a summer, succulent roots are also easy to rot in autumn. In the individual planting factors are often different, dormancy is also different, dormant plants in the north, in the south tend to grow, ventilation, cooling or heating and humidification, plants will not dormancy. During the dormant period, it is necessary to rely on continuous vegetations in cultivation to improve planting experience.

Generally speaking, dormancy is required when the temperature is above or below the plant's growth and tolerance limit. This is one of the reasons why it is necessary to know some plants and taxonomic common sense of succulent plants. For example, the origin and environment can tell us the difference of the cultivation environment, and pay attention to their changes when the environment and climate changes, so as to judge the dormancy period.

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