What are the methods for coloring succulents in autumn?
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It is not long now until the annual succulent coloring season, and a while ago some beginners who had just gotten into the hobby asked me about succulent coloring, so today I plan to briefly introduce the methods for coloring succulents. Without further ado, let's get straight to the point.
1. Sufficient light: To help succulents color up, sufficient light is certainly an indispensable factor (although sufficient light inhibits the formation of chlorophyll, it can promote the formation of anthocyanins; anthocyanins: they mainly serve to help plants color up). Note: by sufficient light I mean 360-degree all-day sunlight with no dead angles (hobbyists without such conditions can consider moving their succulents to the rooftop).
2. Low temperature: On the premise of ensuring the succulents are not frostbitten, keep the nighttime temperature as low as possible (in adverse environments of low temperature and low oxygen, succulents secrete anthocyanins to maintain the plant's survival, but the low-oxygen condition is not very realistic). Here I introduce several varieties that are not tolerant of low temperatures: Graptopetalum mendozae, Echeveria succulents, Aeonium, etc. (to color up, succulents of these varieties need to live in a plastic film environment).
3. Temperature difference: Only areas with light and low temperatures can achieve the temperature-difference effect (temperature difference is also an important factor promoting the formation of anthocyanins in succulents). Of course, hobbyists with the means at home can consider building their own plastic greenhouse to widen the temperature difference in the indoor growing environment (the limit temperatures for the temperature difference: above 0°C, below 28°C; because the indoor environment temperature differs considerably from the temperature predicted by the weather forecast, hobbyists had best place one thermometer inside and one outside the greenhouse).
The above are the methods for helping succulents color up, and I certainly hope these methods are helpful to succulent hobbyists!
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