What causes the leaves of the kalanchoe to turn scorched and yellow?

Kalanchoe is a plant very well suited to flower viewing, and its leaves are also broad and thick, evergreen all year round, and likewise have a certain ornamental value. Especially in seasons when it is not blooming, growing it as a foliage potted plant is also quite nice. Not only that, the symbolism of kalanchoe is also very auspicious, foretelling health and longevity. So friends familiar with kalanchoe generally like to keep one or two pots at home for viewing.

However, to grow kalanchoe well, you must master some basic care and management knowledge and skills, otherwise it is also fairly prone to problems. Sure enough, as the weather gradually warms up and summer draws closer, some friends' potted kalanchoes at home have begun to show scorched yellow leaves, and the kalanchoe leaves look as if they have been scorched by the sun. And the originally broad, oily-green leaves instantly become very unsightly.

Kalanchoe is a short-day plant that relatively likes light, and generally needs 6 hours of light per day, so that the light is sufficient, the plant can carry out photosynthesis normally, and it is not prone to leggy growth. So many friends usually like to place it outdoors for care, which not only provides sufficient light but also better ventilation, which can prevent the plant from being infected by pests and diseases.

But as summer arrives, the light intensity also grows stronger and stronger, and the temperature gets higher and higher, and kalanchoe is often fairly prone to the phenomenon of leaves turning scorched yellow. The cause is mostly brought about by the current care environment, especially the light. Because although kalanchoe likes light, it is not tolerant of strong direct light, and even less tolerant of the scorching sun of summer, otherwise staying too long in an environment with high temperature and high light intensity easily causes sunburn and dehydration, resulting in scorched yellow and scorched withered leaves.

In this situation, kalanchoe not only easily has scorched yellow leaves, but if you pinch the scorched yellow part, it also easily falls off. Of course this is not any disease, but is caused by improper light conditions provided. For this situation, we need to promptly shade it, avoid letting it continue to be exposed to the sun, and it is best to place it in a cool, ventilated spot for care.

Of course, since the plant has already formed scorched yellow and scorched withered leaves, we also need to promptly deal with these bad leaves. It is best to cut off all these sun-scorched leaves, then let it stay in a cool, ventilated spot, and after a period of care it can slowly recover. And in the high-temperature season of summer, water evaporates fairly quickly, so besides watering promptly, we also need to spray more mist to raise the air humidity, so that the plant recovers more quickly.