Succulent Etiolation Diary: The Little Bunny Turned into a Giraffe, So Ugly Even Its Own Mother Wouldn't Claim It

Today, Little Gardener is going to share my master's painful experience of growing succulents, hoping fellow succulent lovers can learn from it and not go astray and make their succulents ugly. What kind of "suffering" did she go through? Take a look at the pictures below and you'll know. This pot of succulent has now been "given up on," simply because it's too ugly - even its "own mother" doesn't want it anymore.

1. The succulent "Little Bunny," a little expert at collecting likes

Look at the picture above. This is my master's succulent "Little Bunny," also calledMonilaria moniliforme. This is what it looked like in spring when it was in its prime - very cute and adorable, right? Back in spring, the temperature difference was big and the light was good, so the succulent was in decent shape and growing extremely well. My master was quite happy and often took it to WeChat Moments to "fish" for likes, with great results.

2. Summer heat arrives, "vegetable" color slowly appears

But once the hot summer came, it slowly turned "vegetable" colored. The temperature was too high to dare expose it to the sun, plus the environment was rather stuffy and the temperature difference became very small, so the succulent's color faded and it slowly turned vegetable-green. At least it was still lush. Not getting sun meant it was at risk of etiolation. Later, there was really no space at home, so it was moved to a friend's yard, and then a "world-shaking" change happened to it.

3. A big "environment" change, its own mother doesn't recognize her "child"

OK, what you see in the picture is what it looks like now. You might not recognize it as the same succulent, but it just so happens that it is. The friend sent this picture to her, and who knew she wouldn't acknowledge this "son" of hers anymore - it had really grown too shabby. In a summer yard, growing succulents means not only can you not expose them to the sun, but there's also especially lots of rain, the branches rot and die, the stems and leaves etiolate, and this "son" was abandoned.

Looking at it this way, it really is too horrible to look at, completely like "a different person." No wonder its own mother doesn't recognize it - it's just too ugly. Moreover, many of its old branches have died of old age, and new shoots are etiolating like crazy. Sigh, the once beautiful "Little Bunny" has now become a "giraffe," and one with an especially long neck at that - too painful to look at.

4. Four points for growing succulents, so you don't follow the same path

So, Little Gardener hopes fellow succulent lovers won't follow in these "footsteps." When growing succulents, first, strictly control watering; second, when the temperature is below 30 degrees, full sun is no problem; third, a big temperature difference easily brings out their prime state and the colors will become beautiful; fourth, in southern regions, use more granular soil - it works wonders for root growth. These are Little Gardener's conclusions after witnessing this "succulent life tragedy." Fellow succulent lovers, write them down quickly.

Alright, I'm off to comfort my master, who's crying her eyes out. Fellow succulent lovers, please stay away from the "disaster" scene, lest you get caught in the crossfire, haha.