Grow Kalanchoe this way for year-round blooms - just stick a leaf in a pot and it will grow

Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe blossfeldiana) can be called a lazy person's plant - it truly belongs to that category of potted plants that bloom beautifully without much fuss. Whether you put it in the office or on a home balcony, give it a little sunlight and it will burst into a full pot of blooms. But why is it that some flower lovers find their kalanchoe's leaves rotting as they care for it? Or it blooms once and then never blooms again? Today, let's talk about how to better care for kalanchoe so it easily blooms all year without stopping!

Kalanchoe care tips:

1. Insufficient light easily leads to fewer blooms, and the plant grows leggy, thin and weak

Please place the kalanchoe somewhere that receives at least 4 hours of light per day and is well ventilated. To get a prettier plant shape, rotate the pot once a week.

2. Insufficient nutrients easily lead to no blooms or fewer blooms

Kalanchoe liking fertilizer does not mean giving it a large amount of fertilizer at once - too much fertilizer will cause the leaves to turn yellow. The correct way to fertilize kalanchoe is: apply nitrogen fertilizer during the growing period, and apply phosphorus and potassium fertilizer before blooming. Fermented fish fertilizer or monopotassium phosphate both work.

3. Pruning after blooming is very important. When spent flowers appear during the vigorous growth period, prune lightly, starting the cut from the second pair of leaves below the spent flower. After the dormant period, you can behead and prune heavily to make the plant shape fuller. After pruning, remember to apply a supplementary fertilizer once.

If you want to grow kalanchoe well, these 3 points are indispensable. One more thing to note separately: kalanchoe is relatively drought-tolerant. When watering, wait until the potting soil is completely dry before watering thoroughly. Do not water too frequently, otherwise the roots and leaves will easily rot.