The most beautiful season for Aeonium in summer: how to water, don't miss it

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Location: Boshan, Zibo, Shandong

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The world of succulents is full of stunning surprises everywhere, and the cycle of the four seasons gives succulents the most breathtaking visual enjoyment for people. That is a beauty beyond words or adornment, a lonely wait amid companionship, a harvest from hard work...

An article titled "Because of Succulents I Met You, Witnessing the Value of Life [with a Complete Guide to Summer Succulent Care]" sparked heated discussion among netizens. Indeed, meeting succulents has changed so much in our lives. It turns weakness into strength, gloom into cheerfulness, darkness into light, and the coldness of the world into warmth everywhere... People experience all this happiness in every little detail, and feel gratitude for those encounters in life.

Now in midsummer, for the Aeonium succulents of the Crassulaceae family, the stunning entrance wipes away that touch of gloom people feel about surviving summer. With their characteristic of going dormant and coloring up in high temperatures, Aeoniums draw people's gaze deeper and widen the path of succulents, letting countless people regain hope and return once again to the road of stunning cultivation.

Countless people have brought up the issue of environment, and Old Liu only wants to answer with examples. Ask yourself, in Yunnan, known to everyone as the cheat-mode region, there are also ugly succulents, so how did they come about? In Guangdong and Guangxi as well as many southern provinces, how did those absolutely stunning succulents come about? Environment is certainly important, but suitable methods and more effort are the key. Rather than looking for excuses, it is more practical to look for the reasons for failure. The south and the north each have their own drawbacks, and learning from each other to find suitable and reliable methods is what our big family most needs to do. If you are still envious of other people's stunning succulents, and if you also want others to envy yours, then start from the source. Whether you are a master or a beginner, grow together. Succulents cannot do without every one of us!

It is said that growing succulents is "ten years of skill in watering, one minute in mixing soil," which shows just how important the measure of watering is for succulents. Whenever midsummer arrives, countless people worry endlessly. Continuous rainy days without ventilation, black rot, and pests are all factors that threaten the lives of succulents. So here comes the question: should you water in summer, and should you let them get rained on?

To put it precisely, no matter the season, a strong root system is the foundation for ensuring a plant is full of vitality and has enhanced immunity. Many succulent friends see that Old Liu's Moments almost every day show him watering the Aeoniums in the garden, and he does not shelter them from rain either. They often ask in confusion, isn't it true that dormant Aeoniums cannot be watered or rained on? In fact, this is a mistaken interpretation by everyone. Dormant succulents should have water controlled, not cut off entirely. Even during dormancy, the roots still need a certain amount of water to maintain root absorption and metabolism. When water is cut off directly, after a long summer, the roots have actually almost all dried up and completely lost vitality. At this point, if you follow the usual autumn method of heavy watering to wake them up, the result is black rot not long after watering.

So some people often say: "My succulent survived the wicked scorching summer, but died in the cool autumn!" This is because a mistaken interpretation ruined an originally lively life. This kind of situation can be completely avoided. According to the different humidity of environments in the south and north and different soil mixes, everyone can choose to double the previous watering interval and give a small amount of water along the pot wall to maintain normal root metabolism. You can also use bottom soaking to stimulate succulents with weak roots, using the principle of hydrotropism to activate root growth. But after bottom soaking, be sure to elevate them for ventilation to ensure the bottom breathes and is not stuffy, so as to avoid stuffy rot.

Many people will also ask, can dormant succulents actually be rained on on rainy days? This question cannot be generalized, because environments differ, soil mixes differ, and the health conditions of succulents vary. I can only provide the following analysis for everyone. First, do you fully understand your succulent's health condition, and are the roots robust? Are there wound surfaces caused by pests? How is the water permeability and air permeability of your soil mix? Your environment's real-time temperature and the weather changes over the coming period are all key to whether you can water or let them get rained on in summer. If the root system is well developed with no wounds, the soil has good air and water permeability, and the temperature in recent days does not exceed 32 degrees, with cloudy or overcast skies, then in this situation you can appropriately use the above watering method to replenish moisture.

Some succulent friends also mention that because they could not shelter from rain in time, their succulents unfortunately got rained on, and the rain is still continuing, so what should they do? If you are sure your succulents were healthy before, then you might as well simply let them enjoy the rain fully. The principle is that after the soil is soaked through by rain, if it cannot evaporate quickly, staying in the soil will inevitably become stuffy and spoil, leading to a lack of oxygen. At this point, you can only continue to replenish fresh water to replace it, thereby obtaining a steady supply of fresh oxygen. When the rain passes and the sky clears, shelter them from sun and ventilate in time, or take them out of the pots and expose the soil ball, to increase evaporation of soil moisture. This is the remedy after getting rained on.

Some people will also say, if you do not water they dry to death, and if you water even a little they die, so what should you do? It is like this: if you chose a non-breathable flowerpot, happened to have top dressing, and also controlled water for a long time, because the soil has been dry for a long time and moisture in the air cannot enter, it is very likely they will dry to death alive. Rather than that, it would be better to directly remove the soil and place them in a cool, ventilated place (note: do not expose them to direct high-temperature sun, otherwise they will become jerky-like dried meat), letting the roots be directly exposed to the air and absorb moisture from the air for natural metabolism. Based on experience, this method relatively increases the chance of surviving summer. Succulent friends might as well selectively give it a try!

[Disclaimer]: In different environments, there is no absolute miracle method or good prescription that can be used. Whether it is Old Liu's or other succulent friends' care-sharing, it can only be tried and used for reference, and must not be blindly copied, so as to avoid irreversible losses!

Red Copper Kettle

Black Copper Kettle

The big California incense burner plate seems about to bloom. It looks necessary to find it a partner for pollination, so next year it can produce a litter of mixed-blood children!

Halloween

The miniature Copper Kettle that once had its center pinched out, with 15 heads "bickering" and fighting among themselves all day. Sigh, if you think it is crowded, don't come to me. If you have the ability, use scissors, paper, stone. The winner is king and the loser is the bandit. Haha, unfortunately the premise is that you do not have claws to throw scissors, paper, stone. Stay put obediently!

Red Leaf Aeonium. This is the only memorial and microcosm of ten years of life as a construction tower crane worker, recording the dream of once galloping across the blue sky, recording the sweetness and bitterness of the past, and witnessing the long road ahead. Sometimes when I remember the old buddy who accompanied me for ten years - the tower crane - there is still an indescribable sadness, and I also remember that little bit of companionship, an indelible memory in life!

Peach Aeonium, a variety rarely seen on the market, named for its shape resembling a flat peach, and indeed worthy of the name, not only fairy-like but also fresh! Peach Aeonium is divided into two types: large Peach and small Peach. In fact, many Aeonium varieties are not widely circulated because many Aeonium varieties cannot be bought by hobbyists, and bases have not mass-propagated and listed them either. This is also a way of regulating the market.

Bronze Hall Aeonium, a variety missing from too many Aeonium compendiums. Old Liu will present them all for everyone one by one!

Christmas, once mistaken by some succulent friends who did not understand varieties for Green Aeonium. It is not their fault, because it was born late and did not have time to report to all succulent friends. Christmas has already been born, and it did not come from an unknown origin!

Miniature bouquet, now favored by balcony-growing succulent friends!

With this thing, it is not about how rare the variety is, but about how much wind and sun it has endured and how many hardships of the years it has encountered. The stem is the most powerful proof!

Raise a cup to the lotus pond and ask about the red flowers, summer charm and green velvet.

Turning sideways to gaze at matters beyond the pot, could it be that wind and rain are coming again?

In youth, work hard in the carnival years; time does not age people and people are not yet weary.

Emerald Ice

Yin-yang Red Variegated Wheel, reverting to No. 13 Aeonium, and it may also become Copper Kettle, because it is said that Red Variegated Wheel is a hybrid of Copper Kettle and No. 13 Aeonium. Opinions vary, and there is no clear annotation.

Phoenix Aeonium

Cabernet Sauvignon Red Wine (Fire Phoenix)

Cabernet Sauvignon Red Wine (Fire Phoenix)

Peacock. Because this variety was also newly introduced to Old Liu's base not long ago, several large ones were taken away by wealthy buyers before, and no photos were left, so I cannot show them to everyone and can only use small seedlings of this size instead.

Black Aeonium

Starburst Aeonium

Castro Aeonium

Rugby Rose

Penglai Pavilion

Controlled-form Voodoo, it has completely overturned the appearance its ancestors left it. A fighter jet among traitors!

Original Emerald Ice, relatively easier to grow than variegated Emerald Ice. When colored up, the leaves are crimson, really quite beautiful!

Everyone, even though I look small, I am actually an older auntie with age, and my children are already all over! Hey you, don't call me precocious, okay? I just look young. Time is a butcher's knife, but this knife cut askew, so it has nothing to do with me!

Brilliant Aeonium, a four-season stunning Aeonium variety, with no obvious symptoms during summer dormancy!

Black Aeonium, consuming leaves during dormancy is normal. As long as it is not new leaves falling off, everyone does not need to worry!

Red Fuji

Lasiocarpum variegation, a relatively tough and classic variety. It goes dormant in summer, and the leaves will be consumed quite heavily. The golden-yellow flower heads have dense leaves, just like small wine cups.

Mirror Lion, an ancient and scarce variety, the next direction for Aeonium varieties

Voodoo

Round Leaf Aeonium, this one got hit in the waist by youth, causing a herniated disc. Stay obediently at Old Liu's place for retirement!!!

European Purple, an Aeonium used by too many merchants to pass off as Plum Blossom Brady. A reminder for everyone to pay attention: domestically there is almost no Plum Blossom itself, beware of fakes!

Purple Velvet cristata, without paying attention it became a southern succulent friend's possession. Parting with it reluctantly, I hope it will be treated well!

Voodoo

This one was once a perfect bouquet Halloween that was smashed by express delivery last year. The succulent friend worried it could not be saved and mailed it to me. It was almost just a stub. After more than half a year of care, it branched again and regained vitality. To bear witness, I deliberately grafted a Variegated Sunshade Umbrella onto it and issued them a marriage certificate. When the chance comes, I will beat gongs and drums and let them go home for reunion!

Lily Lily, naturally fragrant type

Halloween cristata

Everyone is working hard to chase their dreams. Perhaps some have succeeded, perhaps some are on the way. Whether success or failure, we take comfort in the feeling of not regretting that effort. Just like something I said a few days ago: for the sake of dreams I chose the countryside, gained green mountains and clear waters, and lost the dazzle of city life; while most people chose the city, gained the bustle of downtown, but left behind the return to truth of the fields and gardens! Everything has pros and cons. What you work hard to obtain is not necessarily the best, but it is the most worth treasuring and the most meaningful in life!

Ever since growing succulents, as you grow them, you grow more and more. Often the wallet gets thinner and the succulents increase. With more succulents, there are fewer social engagements. The money for clothes and snacks goes to buying succulents. The family savings become a house with a terrace. You no longer dare to claim to be king at home, because succulents are the emperor. Growing succulents is like raising children. Day and month, you always check. If a leaf drops, you ask why. If it seems a little worse, you get even more anxious, asking around without pause. In the middle of the night you always stare blankly, often sitting obediently beside the succulents. Whoever dares touch my heart's flesh will definitely get a pounding from my little fists.

Originally a tall seven-chi man, bold and rugged with a special style. After several years of growing succulents, he has changed. Careful and warm-hearted has long become a habit. Once a gentle lady with a delicate body, succulents led you deep into the pit. Carrying pots and hauling soil, you can trim roots, proficient in everything with a perfect score.

Perhaps forgetting succulents, we all have a kind of past that feels familiar. It is succulents that changed our lives. Everyone says succulents are plants for lazy people. Many people enter the hobby, only to find that lazy people are not lazy, paying with their youth and years. Those efforts, those waits, only for the stunning turn of succulents. Are succulents beautiful? Beautiful! Is growing succulents tiring? Crazy tiring! Then you still grow them? Yes! Perhaps this is what many people think. Even though growing succulents makes us give a lot and is very tiring, because we love deeply, we fall in love with the loneliness of waiting for stunning beauty, and fall in love with the warmth of companionship. There is no reason to stop our continued steps. Although tired, we are all members who are tired yet happy for our dreams. I hope today there is me, and in the future there will still be me and you! Come on!!! On the road to success, failures are not lacking; what is lacking is only our persistent refusal to give up...

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