Potted succulents are easy to grow and hard to kill; give them a little sunlight and they will burst out of their pots

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This plant is called mother of thousands, a very common plant that was originally wild and can be found in roof tiles and cracks in stones. The first time I saw a potted mother of thousands, it was absolutely adorable, with thick, glossy green leaves, and rows of tiny plantlets growing at the tip of every leaf and stem.

In terms of beauty, you cannot tell just by looking at the leaves; the serrated leaves have no beauty to speak of, but look closely, and the neat rows of butterfly-shaped plantlets peeking out along the leaf veins are each full of life. Even more amazing, the plantlets fall off at the slightest touch, and once planted they quickly grow vigorously and are very easy to establish. This is also how mother of thousands got its name.

Potted mother of thousands, also called lantern flower, hanging lotus, tu san qi, and da huan hun, belongs to the Crassulaceae family, Kalanchoe genus, and is a perennial succulent herbaceous plant. Its adaptability is very strong, and its cultivation and management are quite rough and simple.

Its seeding method is very similar to that of the dandelion; when the seeding period arrives, the seeds scatter down, and once they land they can take root and grow, with extremely tenacious vitality. When they scatter, it is like strings of copper coins spilling down.

For household potted mother of thousands, aside from needing appropriate shade in midsummer, sufficient light is enough in the other seasons, otherwise the color of the leaf edges will disappear. In winter it needs to be brought indoors to overwinter. After the weather turns cool, reduce watering. When the stems and leaves grow too tall, pinch off the growing tips to lower the plant's shape and encourage more branching.

Mother of thousands also blooms, flowering in late autumn and winter. At this time, strictly control watering, but do not forget to water. Mother of thousands blooming looks like this, a little similar to aloe blooming, and it generally takes one or two years of growing before you can see it flower.

The flower shape is like a hanging fuchsia, and each branch has many flower buds, with several flowers able to bloom at the same time. The light purple flowers look more and more beautiful the closer you look. However, blooming is not easy, and if it blooms, it is also the end of its life. If you want mother of thousands to keep living, it is best to cut off the flower buds as soon as they appear, otherwise it will die after blooming.