How to color up succulents in autumn? Do these 4 things to make them prettier

How do succulents color up and become beautiful in autumn? You can make them prettier through these "4 points"!

After succulents get through the hot summer, the cool autumn arrives. When autumn comes, succulents begin to grow faster, and at this time we shift our focus from how succulents survive to how succulents grow beautifully.

In fact, when people talk about autumn, one of the aspects about succulents that most people care about is how to make succulents show beautiful colors.

Some people grow succulents that stay green all the time. No matter what variety the succulent is, the color is the same. Today, let's talk about some conditions and methods for making succulent colors look better.

1. Temperature

The first point I want to tell everyone about is temperature. Temperature here means low temperature. It is best to keep succulents within a safe temperature range at temperatures above 20 degrees. The temperature cannot be too low, as too low can easily freeze them, and too high will cause dormancy.

If the weather gets colder and colder and you are afraid the succulents will freeze, you can cover them with a layer of film.

There is one more thing to tell everyone: if you want to change the color of succulents through low temperature, the consequence is that the succulents may become a little smaller. In a low-temperature environment, try to keep the soil dry, which is safer for succulents, and the more free water there is in the succulent body, the more easily it will be frostbitten when it turns cold. So in winter you need to control water for succulents, and the succulents will look a little thinner and smaller.

2. Sunlight

The second point is sunlight. The importance of sunlight to succulents is self-evident, and this is also something many succulent lovers always need to emphasize repeatedly.

We all know that if succulents lack sunlight, they will start to grow leggy, so in autumn you must give succulents plenty of sunlight. In summer, the light is too strong and shade is needed, but in autumn, once the temperature drops, shade is no longer needed, and direct full-sun exposure is enough.

3. Day-night temperature difference

The third point is temperature difference. A large day-night temperature difference is also a very important aspect of succulents changing color. Of course, the day-night temperature difference is not easy to change, especially for growing succulents at home. For succulents grown in greenhouses, it is still very easy to meet the condition of a large day-night temperature difference.

But in fact, in autumn the day-night temperature difference is also quite large, so if grown outdoors, you can just enjoy this natural day-night temperature difference under natural conditions.

4. Watering

Finally, a brief talk about watering. In fact, watering succulents requires great attention. We may have looked up many watering methods online, such as watering once every so often, etc., but these can only serve as a reference. We actually cannot completely follow those watering methods provided online and water at a fixed interval.

Usually you should still observe carefully and sum up experience according to local climate conditions. Of course, the point of watering thoroughly after drying out is definitely correct. How do you judge whether it has dried out completely? You can insert a toothpick into the soil to sense it, or feel whether the succulent has become lighter, and then water.

If you want succulents to color up beautifully, you need to control water, combined with sufficient light and a soil mix with more grit. If you want succulents to grow well during the growing season, then replenish water in time.

After all this talk, the factors that promote succulents coloring up are just those few points. What succulent lovers need to do is combine their own environment to meet the conditions needed for succulents to color up. Where are your succulents being cared for, on a balcony, by a window, or grown outdoors? Have your succulents colored up now?