What causes leaf drop in Pachyphytum 'Peach Beauty'
Pachyphytum 'Peach Beauty' is a succulent plant of the Crassulaceae family, produced by crossing Pachyphytum 'Moon Beauty' and Pachyphytum 'Inada Hime'. Just hearing the name makes you think of a very beautiful plant. Pachyphytum 'Peach Beauty' has a rather unusual form, like individual delicate opals radiating a sweet colour. Under growing conditions with full light, the whole plant grows very plump, and the leaves also turn pink, which is why it is loved by many succulent enthusiasts. But many people find while growing Pachyphytum 'Peach Beauty' that it drops leaves: sometimes they fall off at a touch, sometimes they just fall off on their own. What is going on? Qinnong Web will now explain: why Pachyphytum 'Peach Beauty' drops leaves.
As a succulent plant, once Pachyphytum 'Peach Beauty' drops leaves, its ornamental value is greatly affected, and normally growing Pachyphytum 'Peach Beauty' does not drop leaves at all. If the Pachyphytum 'Peach Beauty' at home starts dropping leaves, it proves that it is not growing very healthily. Regarding the reasons why Pachyphytum 'Peach Beauty' drops leaves, Qinnong Web has summarised three points here, and provided the corresponding solutions.
1. Improper watering
If Pachyphytum 'Peach Beauty' is dropping leaves, then you should check whether you are giving it too much water, or giving too much water when the seasons change. In that case, its leaves really do fall off at the slightest touch, so we must water a little less, or give it water gradually from little to more, and then it will stop dropping leaves. Note that in summer the temperature is rather high, so at this time we must provide ventilation and shade, and watering 3 to 4 times a month is enough; a small amount of water lets it get through the summer better. In winter, also give a little less water, and in early spring also water gradually, otherwise root rot easily occurs, and then the nutrients cannot keep up, which also makes the leaves drop easily.
2. Soil that is not breathable
If leaf drop occurs, you can also check whether there is a problem with the soil. If your soil has become hard and stiff, this makes the soil not breathable, so the water you give it cannot get into the soil, and then many roots cannot absorb nutrients well to supply the plant, which makes the leaves easily become very wrinkled and slowly begin to fall. The best method at this time is to loosen the soil appropriately, which helps the soil become softer and more breathable, and is very good for drainage, so that its root system can grow better and it will no longer drop leaves easily.
3. Insufficient light
If Pachyphytum 'Peach Beauty' is kept for a long time in a rather dark place indoors, so that it cannot enjoy enough light, its leaves will also easily drop. So in normal times we should move it as much as possible to a sunnier place, let it receive sufficient light, and then it can absorb nutrients better and will no longer drop leaves easily.
The above is Qinnong Web's analysis of the reasons why Pachyphytum 'Peach Beauty' drops leaves, along with the corresponding solutions. Leaf drop in Pachyphytum 'Peach Beauty' is a fairly common problem, but if it is not cared for at this time, the plant may well die. We hope that by reading this article you will have a fairly accurate understanding of leaf drop in Pachyphytum 'Peach Beauty', and will promptly carry out prevention and the corresponding treatment measures when leaf drop occurs.