How do you grow the ethereal Blue Light? Remember these points and it will grow until it won't fit in the pot
Huahua hears this complaint a lot: aren't succulents all too small? Growing them really isn't satisfying enough. Actually, there are big ones among succulents too, and growing them to the size of a washbasin is no trouble at all. See~ I'll now pick a few of the "beasts" of growth among succulents, take your pick!
Blue Light
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Blue Light, Echeveria 'Cante', and Echeveria 'Afterglow' are the "Three Immortals" among succulents. All three are big and beautiful succulents, and admiring them really refreshes the spirit. Sure enough, they carry their own "immortal aura"~
The blue-green leaves with red edges look like a sacred lotus throne, and you can never tire of looking at them~
Care methods:
Soil: mix peat soil and coconut coir with garden soil, with granules spread on the bottom and surface of the pot
Water: drought-tolerant, water thoroughly after the soil dries out completely, avoid waterlogging and rain
Light: loves light, full sun during the spring and autumn growing season, shade in summer dormancy
Note: control water during summer dormancy, and keep warm in winter
Echeveria 'Perle von Nurnberg'
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Perle von Nurnberg is a succulent of the genus Echeveria. Flower friends who like lotus-shaped succulents can choose it. Not only is the shape beautiful, but the color is one of a kind too!
Compared with other small succulents, Perle von Nurnberg is truly an honest "succulent" single-mindedly seeking growth. You don't need to worry much about etiolation, and it easily grows into an old stem
Care methods:
Soil: mix sandy soil with nutrient soil and garden soil, keep the soil breathable
Water: water after the soil dries, avoid waterlogging
Light: loves light, full sun in spring, autumn, and winter, shade in high summer heat
Note: keep warm in winter, place in a sunny spot
Echeveria 'Cante'
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The "fighter jet" among large succulents - Echeveria 'Cante'. Even the name is domineering. Grown outdoors, its diameter can exceed 40 cm. Keeping one at home is worth dozens of succulents
Here's a comparison photo. Even the largest succulent pot can't be used. Without comparison there's no hurt
Care methods:
Soil: mix nutrient soil with garden soil, spread granules on the bottom and surface of the pot
Water: water thoroughly after the soil dries out completely, avoid waterlogging and rain
Light: loves light, does not go dormant in summer, can be grown outdoors all year round
Note: promptly clean up dried leaves to avoid breeding bacteria
Echeveria 'Takasago No Okina'
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This is not some cabbage. It is a genuine Crassulaceae succulent. A one-year-old Takasago No Okina can grow to 20 cm in diameter!
Small seedlings on Taobao cost less than 3 yuan. Who would have thought such a tiny thing could grow so big
Care methods:
Soil: mix nutrient soil with garden soil, spread granules on the bottom and surface of the pot
Water: water every 3-5 days during the seedling stage, and about once every 3 days for mature plants
Light: loves light, full sun in spring, autumn, and winter, shade in high summer heat
Note: control water during summer dormancy, and keep warm in winter
Echeveria 'Hakuhou'
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The leaves of Hakuhou can reach more than 20 cm at their longest, meaning the whole plant can be half a meter in diameter. This size is bigger than ordinary potted plants!
Although it grows large, it still keeps the signature plump leaves of succulents. The thick look gives it a very rich texture~
Care methods:
Soil: mix peat soil and sandy soil with garden soil
Water: drought-tolerant, water thoroughly after the soil dries out completely, avoid waterlogging and rain
Light: loves light, full sun during the spring and autumn growing season, shade in summer dormancy
Note: keep warm in winter, and cut off the flower stalk after blooming
Aeonium arboreum 'Zwartkop'
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Although Black Master doesn't win by the diameter of a single head, it is easy to grow. Multiple heads crowded together are also quite astonishing
Compared with other succulents, the size difference becomes very obvious. Don't be scared by its domineering appearance - it is actually very easy to grow!
Care methods:
Soil: mix peat soil and volcanic ash with garden soil, spread granules on the bottom and surface of the pot
Water: drought-tolerant, normally watering once every 5-10 days is fine
Light: loves light, does not go dormant in summer, can be grown outdoors all year round
Note: provide appropriate shade in high summer heat, and promptly cut off the flower stalk when it blooms
Echeveria 'Afterglow'
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A succulent with very beautiful colors. Maybe that's why it's called Afterglow. Keeping one at home really adds a unique touch of color~
Although it is a large succulent, it doesn't look monotonous on its own at all. Its shape is just like a lotus, truly beautiful
The succulent with wavy leaf edges in the picture below is also a type of Afterglow, called Echeveria 'Afterglow' - Dancing Afterglow. It looks very moving too~
Care methods:
Soil: mix peat soil and coal cinder with garden soil, spread granules on the bottom and surface of the pot
Water: drought-tolerant, watering 3-4 times a month is fine
Light: loves light, full sun during the spring and autumn growing season, shade in summer dormancy
Note: control water during summer dormancy, and keep warm in winter
So succulents aren't only cute little shorties
These giant succulents are just as lovable
I wonder what other big ones flower friends have at home
Don't forget to send them to Huahua to see
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