How to grow Black Prince best? Daily succulent care tips
Black Prince is a very popular succulent plant. Its pitch-black leaves and rosette shape really resemble an evil black lotus, making it highly ornamental. So how do you grow the Black Prince succulent? What should you pay attention to in daily care? Below, the editor will walk you through it.
1. What are the habits of Black Prince?
Black Prince is a succulent in the Crassulaceae family, Echeveria genus, and spring and autumn are its peak growing seasons.
Black Prince is a cultivated variety of Echeveria. It likes a warm, dry environment and its favorite temperature is 18~25°C. It is not cold-tolerant, tolerates partial shade and drought, and during the growing season is watered once a week.
Black Prince is a full-sun plant and needs plenty of sunlight. It dislikes intense light exposure, so at midday in summer it needs appropriate shading. The more sufficient the light and the greater the temperature difference between day and night, the darker and shinier the leaf color.
Common propagation methods for Black Prince: seed sowing, cuttings, division.
2. How do you grow Black Prince best?
1. Loose soil
To grow the Black Prince succulent well, the most basic thing is actually the choice of soil. Black Prince likes to grow in a loose, water-permeable environment and does not like soil that is too moist, so when preparing the soil, try to include more granular soil. You can use ceramsite plus vermiculite and perlite, then mix in some peat soil. The best ratio of granular soil to peat soil is 6:4.
2. Full-sun care
Many flower lovers do not know how to grow the Black Prince succulent. It is actually very simple: be sure to give it plenty of light. It is best to give it full-sun care, as this is what will make Black Prince grow with a shine. However, note that when the summer temperature is above 30°C, Black Prince enters dormancy, and at this time it should be shaded to get through the dormant period.
3. Moderate watering
The Black Prince succulent does not like too much water. Once the plant is overwatered and the soil is not water-permeable, it will cause water accumulation in the soil and root rot from soaking. So when growing it, watering must be moderate. Spring and autumn are the growing seasons, so water once every 7~10 days; in summer and winter, water must be reduced, once every 10~15 days.
4. Moderate temperature
The Black Prince succulent likes to grow in a warm environment. Keeping its care temperature at 18~25°C is most favorable for its growth. When the summer temperature exceeds 30°C, shade it and cool it down, and place it in a ventilated environment. Once the winter temperature drops below 10°C, start keeping it warm, otherwise the plant can easily freeze to death.
3. What should you pay attention to in the daily care of Black Prince?
1. During the care process, Black Prince is not suited to growing in a high-temperature environment, so during this period the plant will be in dormancy, and at this time we must avoid fertilizing and overwatering.
2. In spring and autumn, the plant is actually in its growing season, and at this time we should promptly supplement sunlight and place the plant in a ventilated spot with plenty of sunlight for better care.
3. During the care process, we must avoid too much nitrogen fertilizer, as this will cause the plant's dark purple leaves to fade.