How ugly can succulents actually get in summer? Let's find out

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The editor says:

Quite a few succulent lovers have asked me, why have my succulents turned green, gotten thinner, and look so ugly? Today let's take a look at what succulents are really like in summer!

Compared with the gorgeous beauty of succulents in spring,

Little Rose (Echeveria 'Little Rose')

Soft pink

Chubby and super cute

Succulents in summer can look rather pitiful.

They might be droopy and wilted

All green~

A faded Ruby (Echeveria 'Ruby')

Aerial roots

Sedum pachyphyllum is so mischievous, it loves growing aerial roots

A a

A leggy Sedum pachyphyllum (Chihua, Sedum 'Chihua')

It used to look like this

Winter Peach Egg (Graptopetalum 'Peach Egg')

Summer egg

Or even sunburned

Heartbreaking, sunburn damage is irreversible

And there are those that turn to mush

Those with black rot,

Is it even the same succulent as before?

Does it always get ugly in summer?

A lush green Lilac Lily (Lily of the Valley succulent, Echeveria 'Lilac Lily')

The answer is: YES!

Why is that? The reason is simple~

The high summer temperatures are not suitable for the growth of potted succulents,

And the hot, humid summers in the south are hard mode for succulents,

Rauhr: Summer is a bit tough

The north is relatively better, but high temperatures still make succulents uncomfortable!

Then some people will say, aren't succulents native to Africa?

Isn't Africa pretty hot? We need to understand one thing,

Africa is actually not as hot as most parts of our country!

Mom, I want to go back to Africa to spend the summer!

Now let's look at a chart

Temperature comparison chart by region

May 18 Nairobi temperature

Right now Nairobi, Kenya's daytime high is only 24 degrees,

While15~25 degrees is the suitable growing temperature for most succulents，

Above 30 degrees, growth slows down noticeably (except for agaves and the like),

Succulents in Hangzhou are already suffocating

Above 35 degrees, staying alive is what matters most! Take note!!

A Blue Stone Lotus (Echeveria glauca) that looks a bit ugly but is at least still alive

And most of the Crassulaceae succulents we love are spring-autumn growing types,

Summer is not its growing season, though dormancy may not be obvious.

Spring-autumn growing type growth and dormancy cycle chart

Looking at old beautiful photos now, confidence is restored!

SoKeeping timely records of your succulents is very useful~

A little bun-shaped Blue Stone Lotus in winter!

A stunningly beautiful Peach Egg

Sedum pachyphyllum red as dove's blood

As long as it stays alive, it will always become beautiful again after summer!

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