How do you get succulents to develop their colors? Overseas netizens' method is very simple

In the succulent world, there is a distinction between succulents that have developed their colors and succulents that have not. Succulents look beautiful and adorable, but once you get them to develop their colors, they become even more beautiful and attractive. Generally, in environments with large temperature differences, most succulent plants will take on another appearance.

Generally speaking, succulents appear green during their growth period. When autumn arrives and the outside environment has large temperature differences and strong light, the leaves of succulent plants will turn red or pink. This is what it means to get succulents to develop their colors.

We looked up some overseas websites. Let's see how overseas succulent enthusiasts quickly get their succulents to develop their colors.

1. Misting - creating a large temperature difference

Mist with cold water when there is plenty of light. What we mean here is misting, not watering. Misting an appropriate amount of water can cause evaporation and heat absorption, artificially creating a large temperature difference. Of course, if you mist under strong light, the plant leaves will get slightly scorched, so you need to be careful when using this method.

2. Light

Succulents themselves are very light-loving. If you want to get succulents to develop their colors, besides a large temperature difference, the most important thing is plenty of light. Only by ensuring sufficient light can you speed up the process of getting succulents to develop their colors. Of course, what is said here is preferably sufficient ultraviolet light. With glass blocking it, the ultraviolet light will not be so sufficient.

3. Control watering

The plump leaves of succulents contain a fair amount of water. Succulents have a strong water-storage capacity, so even if they go ten days to half a month with relatively little water, there is not much of a problem. If you want to make succulents beautiful, you must appropriately control their growth rate, so water succulents as little as possible. Only then can the colors come out.

4. Carotene

This method is more suitable for Crassulaceae succulents. Crassulaceae succulent plants can absorb carotene, and carotene can change the color of the leaves, so the color of the succulents can turn a jelly-like red-yellow. We can buy carotene tablets, or cut carrots into pieces, boil them, put the liquid into a clean plastic bottle to ferment, and then use it to water the succulents. The effect can be very good.