It's the perfect time for succulents to look their best - learn the home care techniques

In the early spring, when it's warm one moment and cold the next, flowers and plants are reviving; succulents are the same. If something is wrong with your succulents at home, or you feel you haven't been caring for them well, then start this spring and let them grow beautifully!

'Succulent recovery

’

Step 

1

 

Spring is also

mealybugs

' season for reviving,

carefully check the leaf centers and flower stalks of your succulents

, and once you find them, just get rid of the bugs.

Now is the best time to get your succulents growing well, so

promptly check any members at home with pests, diseases, or poor condition

(for example

those that haven't grown for a long time, or haven't recovered after winter frost damage

), and all of them

dig them out, wash the roots, and replant them

。

'Succulent recovery

’

 Step 

2

 

Most succulents will

bloom

, because

succulent plants have a maturity period, and only after the succulents grow mature will they bloom and reproduce.

And the maturity period may be 1 year, or 2-3 years, or even 50 years.

A small number of succulents will die after blooming. Others bloom with no problems at all.

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 Crassulaceae, Orostachys

succulents basically all bloom and die. For example

Mountain Rose (Greenovia aurea), Chihuahua Flower (Sinocrassula yunnanensis), Fuji (Orostachys 'Fuji', a cultivar name) and others

. But they won't all die - the new plants are fine

; if you don't want it to die after blooming, you can cut off the flower stalk.

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 Crassula

succulents all have their flower stalks die off;

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Sempervivum

almost all also die after blooming, for example

Hens and Chicks (Sempervivum tectorum), Purple Peony (a cultivar name)

and others.

Succulent blooming consumes a lot of nutrients, and during this period the succulents' condition may be a bit worse.

So many people cut off the flower stalks in advance to avoid consuming nutrients.

'Succulent recovery

’

 Step 

3

 

As spring arrives, succulents, like humans, need a good

watering

。

Judging watering based on the plant's condition is best

, the watering frequency differs throughout the four seasons; for example, wrinkled leaves are a sign of water shortage, so quickly use a watering can to slowly add water.

Watering directly onto the leaves can wash off dust on the leaf surface, but most succulents have a layer on their leaves of

waxy powder protective coating

, so when watering, control the strength of the water flow. When watering, water droplets will remain in the leaf center; it's best to blow them off, to avoid burns caused by strong midday sun, or

leaf rot

。

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