What to Do When the Elegant Dance Loses Its Leaves? Grow Golden Branch and Jade Leaf This Way for a Full Pot

Elegant Dance, also known as Golden Branch and Jade Leaf, Gongsun Tree and so on, has beautiful leaf shapes and flower colors, and its flowers are pink, very beautiful. So, what should you do when the Elegant Dance loses its leaves? Let me teach you a few tricks to grow a full pot! Let us take a look together!

I. Causes of Leaf Drop in Elegant Dance

1. Scorching sun

Elegant Dance likes a sunny environment and is relatively tolerant of drought. If it cannot get sunlight for a long time, the variegated colors on the leaves will fade, the distance between stem nodes will lengthen, and the plant will become loose and not compact, affecting its ornamental value. However, if it is exposed to scorching sun in summer, it is very easy for leaf drop to occur, so the light must be suitable; it cannot lack light or be exposed to scorching sun.

2. Black rot

Black rot is one of the most common diseases of succulent plants. It is usually a fungal infection caused by overwatering or an overly humid growing environment. Generally, black rot causes symptoms such as leaves becoming soft and leaves dropping.

3. Water

Both lack of water and excess water can cause leaf drop. The difference is that lack of water not only causes leaf drop, but the leaves will also become wrinkled. If the leaves only drop and do not wrinkle, then it is not lack of water; it may be caused by too much water.

4. Repotting

This is a relatively normal stage. It is usually a problem that appears just after repotting or just after being bought home. Having just come into contact with a new environment, the root system has not yet recovered, so leaf drop occurs. Leaf drop caused by repotting is a normal metabolic process.

II. What to Do When the Elegant Dance Loses Its Leaves?

In daily care, generally water less and give more sun, but do not expose it to scorching sun. In addition, you need to pay attention to maintaining a ventilated environment. If black rot occurs, you can use a clean knife to cut off the diseased part, then apply the corresponding agent for disinfection treatment.

III. Method for Making Elegant Dance Grow a Full Pot

If you want the Elegant Dance plant to grow a full pot, it is actually very easy. It can be achieved through cuttings. The cutting method generally chooses the plant's growing season for the operation. When shaping the plant, the extra cuttings trimmed off can be used for propagation. Cuttings do not have many requirements for the length of the cuttings, but each cutting must have at least 3 to 4 leaves. Before cutting, remove the leaves at the very bottom of the cutting, then place it in a place where direct sunlight cannot shine in and let it dry for 1 day to 2 days. Wait until the cut end is completely dry before inserting it into the soil. For the soil choice for Elegant Dance, breathability is the most important. In addition, the soil should be as fertile as possible; sandy loam is a very good choice. During its rooting process, do not place it under strong light to expose it to scorching sun, and at the same time make sure its soil is on the moist side. This can speed up its rooting. Generally, new roots will appear in half a month to 20 days. After the cuttings survive, fertilize more. The fertilizer should mainly be nitrogen fertilizer. You can increase the frequency of fertilization to promote more vigorous growth.

The above are the little tips for growing Elegant Dance compiled for you by the Tudiliu Network editors. I hope they can help you!