After a succulent pennywort (Hydrocotyle vulgaris) blooms, cut the flowers off promptly, otherwise it will soon wither and die.
When a succulent blooms, cut it off quickly, otherwise it will die right away!
Some succulents, such as those in the Orostachys, Sinocrassula and Greenovia genera, are varieties that inevitably die after blooming, for example: Sinocrassula indica, Moon Halo, Moonlight, Greenovia and so on.
Another group of succulents does not die entirely after blooming; only the flowering stem and the stems around it wither, or the flowers are not very attractive, and after blooming the plant becomes thinner and smaller. In this case too, the flower stalk should be cut off promptly, for example with Black Prince, Cold Moon Night and so on.
How do you trim a succulent flower stalk?
1. Use scissors to cut off the entire flower stalk from the part close to the main body of the succulent. The remaining flower stalk on the succulent will gradually dry up and eventually fall off on its own. When trimming, be careful never to pull the flower stalk apart with force, as this will damage the succulent.
After trimming:
2. Never throw away the cut-off flower stalk. Just put it in a glass bottle, add a little water to the bottle, and it can be kept for at least 2 weeks.
3. If the flower stalk has small leaves on it, you can pick these small leaves off and place them directly in soil for cuttings. The small leaves on these flower stalks are full of nutrients and root very quickly, and will soon grow into a big pot full!
When pennywort blooms, cut it off quickly, otherwise the leaves will get smaller and smaller!
Pennywort at home starts growing like crazy as soon as spring arrives, and some flower lovers' pennywort even blooms! If you find that your pennywort has bloomed, Huahua suggests just cutting the flowers off directly. After all, pennywort flowers are not attractive at all, and they also consume nutrients, causing the pennywort leaves to get smaller and smaller!
How do you cut pennywort when it blooms?
1. If you find that your pennywort has only a few scattered flowering stems, just use scissors to cut the flowers off directly.
2. If the pennywort has bloomed a lot, then you might as well just give it a close shave and cut off all the stems together, so the pennywort can grow new leaves again.
3. When watering the pennywort, you can mix in a few granules of compound fertilizer, make sure it gets plenty of water and plenty of sun, and in just 1-2 months the shaved pennywort will be bursting out of its pot again!
When a hyacinth finishes blooming, cut it off quickly, and it can bloom again next year!
Hyacinths are finishing their bloom right now. Many flower lovers think they are one-time flowers and throw them away after they finish blooming. In fact, as long as you trim them properly after the flowers fade, hyacinths can even bloom for 3 years in a row!
How do you cut a hyacinth after it blooms?
1. If your hyacinth has already finished blooming, cut off the faded flowers and leave only the leaves, so they can carry out photosynthesis and absorb nutrients, allowing the bulb to store up nutrients.
2. When the leaves start to become dry and wilted, cut off all the leaves.
3. Soak the bulb in potassium permanganate for 1 hour, then find an unused toothbrush and brush off all the rotting roots and any soft, blackened bulb skin from the bulb.
4. Dry the cleaned bulb in the shade to disinfect it. You can leave it in a cool, ventilated place to dry in the shade, then bury it in sand for sand storage.
5. If the summer temperature where you live is especially high, wrap the bulb entirely in newspaper and store it in the refrigerator's crisper compartment.
6. When the temperature turns cooler in November, you can take the bulb out and replant it, and it will quickly take root, grow leaves and bloom! However, the bulb's flowers in the second year will be a little smaller than in the first year.
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