What to do when verbena gets bugs? Prevent 2 pests and 2 diseases like this
When growing verbena, the problem people least want to encounter is pests and diseases. Such problems not only greatly affect the plant's appearance, but over time can also cause the plant to wither and die. So what should you do when verbena gets bugs? How should pest and disease control for verbena be done? Below, the editor will walk everyone through it
When growing verbena, the problem people least want to encounter is pests and diseases. Such problems not only greatly affect the plant's appearance, but over time can also cause the plant to wither and die. So what should you do when verbena gets bugs? How should pest and disease control for verbena be done? Below, the editor will walk everyone through it.
I. What to do when verbena gets bugs
To know what to do when verbena gets bugs, we first need to understand what kind of bug it is, so we can deal with it in a targeted way, because the control methods for different pests and diseases are also different. Details are introduced in the pest and disease control section for verbena below.
II. Pest and disease control for verbena
Pests
1. Aphids
Among the pests and diseases of verbena, aphids are a relatively common pest. This pest mainly sucks the sap from the plant's leaves and stems, causing the plant to lose most of its nutrients, which leads to yellowing and withering.
Control method: When dealing with this pest, we can use a 50% malathion emulsion 1000x solution for direct spray-kill treatment.
2. Whiteflies
Among the pests and diseases of verbena, whiteflies are one of the more harmful ones, and their reproductive capacity is also very strong. They mainly suck sap from the phloem of verbena, causing the plant to gradually weaken and die.
Control method: For this pest, when dealing with it we can use a 40% omethoate 800-1000x solution to spray-kill the pests.
Diseases
1. Gray mold
Gray mold is a disease caused by fungi. This disease mainly occurs when environmental humidity is relatively high, so ventilation must be maintained during cultivation. When this disease occurs, gray-white mold layers appear on the leaves, gradually softening the plant and causing it to rot and die.
Control method: When dealing with gray mold, we can use a thiophanate-methyl wettable powder 800x solution to spray verbena. Generally, spray once a week, and 2-3 times is basically enough for it to recover.
2. Powdery mildew
Among the pests and diseases of verbena, powdery mildew is a relatively common one. When infected, dusty mold layers appear on the leaves, and over time they gradually spread, eventually causing the plant to wither and die.
Control method: When dealing with powdery mildew, we can use a 50% Tuzet 800-1000x solution to spray the diseased plants. Generally, spray once every 7-10 days, and after 1-2 times it can basically recover.
Succulent Winter - Succulent Plant Growth Record
It has been a while since I properly kept records. Now it feels like the busier I get, the more there is to do, like I can never truly be idle.
In the past, when work was especially busy, it was easy to forget time and just bury myself in what I was doing. After a while, when I looked back, nothing had been left behind.
It was only later, after starting a blog, that I wanted to record everything besides work. Looking back, I could recall what interesting things I had done before.
Now growing succulents has become my biggest hobby. Every time I record them, I keep recalling......
When did they come home; where did they come from; how many years have they spent with me; what pests and diseases have they been through; where are the seedlings they propagated......
Memories full of love gradually made me feel that these plants have become members of my family.
Caring for them really is like looking after children. When on business trips, I still check the weather forecast every day, and when rainy days are coming, I call home in advance to have family members bring them back indoors.
In summer, when it is especially hot, I use a fan to blow on them; in spring and autumn, when pests break out, I check and clean all of them once every morning before going out and once again when I get home from work at night.
Last winter, the heating at home had not come on yet, so I put the most powerful electric heater in the house out on the terrace, while I huddled under the covers with an electric blanket.
Then, watching them slowly grow and become beautiful, flowers bloomed in my own heart too.
Many people ask me, why grow succulents? What have they brought you during the process? What makes you so fascinated?
I think the answer can already be found above.
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Before starting the winter record of the succulents, I want to first record the progress of the glasshouse, which is a full 3 months later than originally planned.
It was originally scheduled to be finished in mid-September, but due to various delays it has been dragged out until now. The children have no new home to move into, and they are seriously unhappy!
The current situation is that the main frame of the glass house, the external flower beds and the paths have all been completed, but the interior and exterior walls still need soft furnishing and cleaning.
Also, the inside of the greenhouse is especially messy, and all kinds of details do not meet standards. I even specifically instructed that everything must be cleaned up before laying small stones inside.
As a result, the construction team laid them down right at the start. Now there are all kinds of cement, wood shavings, iron slag and cigarette butts scattered inside... I am about to lose it!
Today I took a worker I found myself to look at the situation on site, then worked out a plan and will do it together with the worker.
It has come to the stage again where I must personally step in. It is expected to take at least about half a month~
To be able to clean up everything inside
After everything inside is cleaned up, I will try turning on the heating. If the effect is good, the children can move to their new home~
For the exterior walls, I plan to use plants to cover them. This will have to wait until next spring when it gets warmer.
In short, I am still very satisfied with this location. Besides the location being very good, the whole space has more than 800 sq m to work with, absolutely enough to play around with.
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This winter should be colder than usual. So far it has already snowed heavily twice.
Almost all the succulents at home have been moved into the greenhouse, with only a little left on the terrace. The plan is to sort it out after spring begins.
Turn the terrace into a leisure place, convenient for little Wooden Fish to plant flowers, grow grass and dig in the soil on the terrace in the future...
After the glass house is finished, move all the succulents over there. It will also be safer.
Heating in the greenhouse started in early December. At night, with the cotton quilts pulled over, it can be 10-15°C. On sunny days, the greenhouse can reach 25-30°C during the day.
If there are consecutive sunny days, the greenhouse film still needs to be opened for ventilation. When it snows, the cotton quilts are generally kept covered, and the insulation effect is very obvious.
So the succulents are very comfortable in the greenhouse~ Repotting and turning the soil is no big deal at all.
In addition, recently I tried directly digging weathered rock from the mountain, and the effect has been very good. At present I have already replaced all the soil for my succulents.
The composition of weathered rock is mainly sand, mixed with many particles. With force, the particles can be completely crushed into powder. Then combine it with peat soil.
The ratio is roughly: 5 parts weathered rock
: 1 part peat soil
There are many main reasons for adding a large proportion of sandy soil. I want to do an experiment and see, since most Sedum plants have a fairly high proportion of sand in the soil of their native habitats.
Another reason is that after visiting quite a few greenhouses and ordinary hobbyists in South Korea, I found that they all directly use similar soil for planting.
Using this kind of soil seems to make it easier for the succulents to develop beautiful condition and color, and water drains especially quickly.
Previously I used more peat soil. Once this kind of loose, breathable soil makes up too large a proportion, it becomes very suitable for bugs to grow.
After adding a large amount of sandy soil, I do not know whether it will inhibit the growth of these bugs (specifically referring to "root mealybugs").
Experiment in progress......
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What should be noted when growing succulents in winter?
1. When indoor temperature is below 10°C for a long time, it is not recommended to buy rootless succulents, and leaf propagation and stem cuttings are not recommended.
After observing for a long time, I found that temperature is directly proportional to rooting speed. The best rooting temperature is around 25°C. In a greenhouse kept at a constant temperature of around 26°C, leaf propagation and stem cutting seedlings root especially quickly, faster than you can imagine (it is also related to air humidity). In an ordinary greenhouse, because the nighttime temperature can only be maintained at around 10°C, even if it can rise to around 25°C on sunny days, the rooting speed is still noticeably at least about a week slower than in the greenhouse. When the temperature is below 10°C, rooting becomes very slow, and sometimes it even takes a month to grow roots (temperature is not constant; here I mainly mean the rainy winter areas in the south). I remember last winter, the white peony propagated by leaf in the terrace glass room took 40 days to grow roots and small buds, with the glass room temperature at around 5-15°C. At this time, friends in northern areas with heating at home can completely and happily ignore this...
2. Watering in winter must be done carefully.
Generally, choose warm sunny noon for watering. The watering frequency needs to be adjusted according to your own home environment. For example, in northern areas with heating at home, the windowsill can also be 15-25°C in winter, and the indoors are very dry, so moisture evaporates quickly. In this environment, you can water frequently. In southern areas, where the windowsill is below 10°C, and it often rains so much that even drying clothes is not easy, the watering interval can be lengthened a bit. Try not to let the soil remain constantly wet. Especially for those with relatively few roots, or beheaded cuttings and small seedlings, the soil must be kept dry, and only after roots grow should you water a small amount. Otherwise they rot very easily.
3. Try to place succulents in the spot with the longest sunlight hours.
In winter, be sure to place succulents in the place with the longest sunlight hours. Etiolation is hard to avoid, but as long as sunlight is sufficient, they will still grow healthily and beautifully. If there is really no sunlight at home, do not easily move them outdoors to sun them in winter... that is asking for death. Also, many friends have recently asked: can special plant lights replace sunlight? If you can buy ones of good quality, they do have a certain effect, but they definitely cannot completely replace sunlight~
Wealthy people are worth trying it!
4. Is winter suitable for repotting and turning the soil?
This mainly depends on where you live. Northern areas with heating can only be described in 4 words: ignore winter.
Other areas... because repotting and changing soil will inevitably damage the root system, and regrowing roots and recovering condition takes time. If it is not an especially serious pest or disease problem, I still do not really recommend repotting in this season (do not ask me again what method of changing soil will not damage the roots. When you pull up the plant, the roots are already damaged).
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Alright~
Let's start recording the recent condition of the children~
Only from early December did I start moving the succulents from the home terrace into the greenhouse. The environment here is indeed very good, with more than 6 hours of sunlight every day.
And after the temperature drops, there is still heating supplied. The children say they are very comfortable~~
Placing them here also makes me feel much more at ease~
At first I planned to build shelves, but considering the glass house they will soon move into, I temporarily used foam boxes to arrange them.
This is the effect after repotting. The current look... I dug out so many bugs! I am starting to feel disgusted by root mealybugs.
Almost all the succulents had them. Later I found out it was a large pot of white phoenix chrysanthemum hanging high in the air. After the root mealybug outbreak, they kept dropping from above.
Later, all the succulents placed below were affected. I, who love fussing around, also often changed the succulents' positions, moving them here and there like that.
In the end, all the succulents got root mealybugs... damn it!
A friend recommended using Jiebizhi, but I had used it twice before and it caused burns to large areas of succulents, so I became cautious.
It should be that my method of use was wrong. I will try using it again next spring and see.
There are still many in the last row that have not been repotted. Now there is not enough soil, and I need to dig soil from the mountain again.
The soil dug back directly has too high a sand content and still needs to be sifted once, so every time this happens I hope God will send me a few bags of already sifted soil!
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This year counts as the third year since I started growing succulents. What it will be like next year is unclear[/B]
But I will definitely raise this group of children carefully, and there will be more and more of them...[/B]
The children are divided into three major categories:
1. Those raised for more than 1 year.
2. Those gifted by friends or exchanged.
3. Those newly collected at present.
Let's start with the ones that have filled their pots~ Regardless of variety, most were raised from small seedlings or leaves, and now they are all treasures at home~
Many have been huge surprises, bursting into a large patch in just one year. But some have barely grown in 3 years...
Some also died, but the total number would not exceed 1%, I think. As long as you pay enough attention to succulents, it is hard for them to die~
Then there is the selection of some varieties. Some that die especially easily in summer have already been eliminated by me. I really cannot keep them alive.
There are also some varieties that seem destined not to survive, such as: Frithia pulchra, Fuji, etc... all were given up.
Below, those whose names I can say will be labeled. Those without names or that I have not found for now will not be written~
[Silver Star]
This is one of the earliest batch of succulents to arrive at home. It has been raised for just over 3 years, starting from a small plant.
I found that she is one of the succulents most easily infected by mealybugs. It recurs endlessly every year, and a few can always be found in the gaps between the leaves.
She is also the toughest. She has been frozen, sunburned, and even had leaf spot disease. Now her condition is fully on display~
Producing pups probably only started after a year and a half of growing. She can be propagated by leaf.
[Nüchū]
This pot has a growth record on the blog, so I will not introduce it again~ It has also been raised for more than 3 years~
Raised from a small plant with 3 heads
The old fish pot was too crowded and really uncomfortable, so I changed it to a slightly larger pot. At present there are no large pots left at home.
It was watered just after repotting, so the color is not as beautiful as before the cold spell. Nüchū still looks very beautiful after being chilled~
I also propagated many pups by leaf and gave them all away. Now I cannot bear to pull off leaves again.
[Qiuli]
I bought this one and brought it home last autumn. At that time it was a small clump, about 3-4 heads.
It was previously planted together with Jiquili, and grew relatively slowly (mainly because the winter temperature was low, and the soil mix was not very reasonable).
Later it was separated and planted alone in a small pot, and the proportion of particles in the soil was increased again. Without much care it filled the pot.
This one was also only recently repotted~
A while ago it was also in the pink range~ Recently it snowed and there has been no sunlight, so the color has not come up.
[Pingpong Funiang]
Purely for collecting varieties. At present I do not have much feeling for this series...
[Clara]
A quite beautiful variety~ Recently some in the greenhouse have also bloomed, and I am preparing to try hybridizing~
[Jingye]
Haha~ One of my absolute favorites~
Yes yes yes, this is one little plain-Jane plant that turned into something fancy in 3 years
Through leaf propagation and beheading cuttings, it grew into this full pot, and many of the leaf-propagated seedlings are now scattered among friends' homes
How powerful its propagation ability is~~~ There's a growth record on the blog
After this repotting, I estimate it will be another year before it needs an even bigger pot.
[Hua Yue Ye]
This is one pot I absolutely love~
I've always thought Hua Yue Ye is super beautiful~ And it has such a beautiful name too
This pot has actually only been grown for 2 years. When I bought it, it was already a small cluster, but back then it was only as big as one head of what it is now
As for this pot now, I haven't carefully measured the pot's diameter, but it's about 40cm!
Last autumn it also grew as dense as it is now, and I pulled off all the leaves in the innermost ring, then a large batch of leaf-propagated seedlings got scattered around Weihai
Suddenly I feel like I'm some kind of poison-spreading angel, handing out seedlings everywhere, haha!
This one was found among a large batch of Nü Chu, and it feels like a hybrid~ Oh my~~
I really love that treasure-hunting feeling~
[Ruby]
At first I thought it was just so-so, but now the more I look at it, the more I like it~ Especially after it got plump, it's stunningly beautiful~
[Ji Qiu Li]
Yep yep, this is an old stem I bought. It's been grown for just over a year. When it arrived home, its condition was especially poor, with a lot of breaks
But Ji Qiu Li's survival ability is truly super strong. Not only is its leaf propagation rate super high, but broken branches will root and live as soon as you stick them in anywhere
Many people already want to take this pot away, so it's a key plant under watch
[Ji Long Yue]
Started growing from two small plants. Recently I've already organized the old photos, and when I have time I'll slowly write its growth history
It's been planted in a red clay pot for over a year. The breathability is too good, so it often lacks water. I'm not too satisfied, and I'm preparing to change the pot, but I haven't found a suitable one yet
Her children and grandchildren are also scattered all over Weihai, haha~ If you want to start with leaf propagation, choosing her is just right
[Marcus]
Sorry, the golden-yellow Marcus. It was redder before, but recently I changed it to a bigger pot and watered it
This one is an old stem that came together with the pot of Ji Qiu Li above. Back then it hadn't yet become crested, and I didn't expect a crested version to grow out on the right side too
A very beautiful variety, and leaf propagation is also very easy. Its habits are similar to Hong Zhi Lian, and later on it will definitely be at the level of overrunning everything!
[Lady Fingers]
The name is truly strange. It was translated from Korean, but I absolutely love this variety
It seems to be a Hua Yue Ye hybrid. Sure enough, Hua Yue Ye's genes are very good~
[La Mu Dan]
Isn't this color beautiful~
[Ruo Lü]
This one has also been grown for 3 years~
Starting from very, very small, it was later planted in a large flower trough on the terrace, and after that it was never moved again
Too much soil was filled into the large flower trough, and every time I watered, the moisture couldn't be retained. The soil was especially dry, so its growth wasn't fast either.
Actually, it's quite good for mixed planting. Grown alone in a single pot, it's at weed level
[Xiao Yu]
A 3-year veteran at home. It was grown from one small head, and during that time it went through one frost injury
Later, because indoor sunlight was insufficient, it was in a leggy state for about a year and a half, which made the branches grow especially long, yet very fragile
Later, as I gradually increased the sunlight time, it became beautiful again. Don't underestimate how small it is, it can also be leaf-propagated
It blooms often, and you can pull the leaves off the flowering branches for leaf propagation
If you leave it alone, it will also burst out with multiple heads. It feels like its growth speed is not like that of Echeveria...
Now whenever I find empty space in any flower pot, I just toss the leaves of Xiao Yu and Ji Qiu Li on top, and before long they fill it up
[Bear's Paw White Variegated]
A 3rd-year veteran, truly grown up from 4 leaves. There's also a growth record on the blog's homepage
Every summer some parts die off. The year before last was the worst, when almost all the leaves fell off, but unexpectedly in autumn it recovered again
This summer it likewise died off by half, and now it has grown new buds again. This rhythm of dying and living, living and dying is especially nerve-wracking~
My heart can't take it at any moment
But this year the stem has thickened again, and after regrowing, the leaves are also much more lush than in previous years. Overall it's not as pretty as the ordinary bear, yep yep~
[Xiao Mei Nü]
This old stem is super beautiful. After I got it, I couldn't bear to put it down, and then it quietly ended up in my flower pot
[Sasha Queen]
Not a single one will be missing~
[Yu Xin]
This is a child I brought home last autumn. At that time there was only a small clump, still red, planted in a water cup with holes punched in it
In spring this year I changed it into a slightly larger pot, and then placed it in a spot with pretty good sunlight on the north terrace
As a result, that spot was too out of the way and not easy to notice. Apart from routine watering, I rarely saw it
Slowly it covered the flower pot... Now I've changed it to a super large pot, and I estimate that by next year it will turn into a waterfall
[Bear's Paw]
It came home earlier than the white bear, an ultimate veteran. There's likewise a growth record on the blog's homepage, and it has been quite rough too~
From memory, it went through 2 frost injuries, at least 3-4 sunburns, and one relatively serious root mealybug infestation
Being able to live until now really hasn't been easy... This time when I repotted, I found a small amount of root mealybugs, and the root system was relatively healthy
Let's wait and see the effect after changing to new soil~ Next year it will definitely grow even bigger. Burst forth, little universe! Bear tree!
This is also a variety I discovered by chance, completely different from the others~ So cute~
All kinds of seedlings... Every day I just sneak and sneak around in the greenhouse
[Ji Qiu Li]
A secret about this pot that I have to mention: it was entirely grown from leaf-propagated seedlings
Last year when I repotted the largest pot of Ji Qiu Li, quite a few leaves fell off, so I just scattered them in the flower pot, and after a year they turned into this~
This flower pot is very shallow, only 4cm, so the moisture dries especially fast.
This autumn it was kept outdoors for a period, and for 20 days it wasn't watered at all, yet it still lived very well~
[Echeveria runyonii]
This pot has been grown for a little over 2 years, repotted countless times, and its children and grandchildren have also multiplied countless times
Last year it was still in the large flower trough and was beautiful for a while. After it became huge, it was also because the water supply in the trough was insufficient
Plus the sunlight in that spot wasn't very good, so it became leggy. Later I moved it into a separate flower pot and it started bursting with pups, suddenly stringing out a whole bunch
This spring was the truly explosive stage, pulling out very long stems, all covered with little babies, a hero mom
[Ai Si Nuo]
After carefully going through the photo gallery, I found that this pot was bought last autumn, when it was a single 6cm head
But the bottom ring had many small pups, each about 0.2cm in diameter, very small
At that time I didn't pay much attention. After this spring when it was ravaged by Lycaenidae larvae, I had no choice but to cut off the largest head (already given to a friend)
Unexpectedly, the remaining dead branches and the seedlings gnawed into incomplete shapes actually started to explode with growth
Up to now it's only been a little over a year, and it has completely transformed, beautiful to the extreme!
Unidentified...
[Da He Feng]
It's probably another hybrid of Da He Jin, but this color is indeed much more beautiful than Da He Jin
[St. Andrew's cross]
I'm embarrassed to say this is one of the earliest batches of veterans to come home, and during 3 years it was twice on the brink of extinction
When it first came home there was only 1 small plant. After the first beheading and cutting, it became 3 plants, and after another beheading later it became a large pot
But suddenly there was an inexplicable die-off, so I trimmed and rescued it again, and by this autumn it happened once more
Now its condition is already very good. Unless there's a special situation, I won't repot or disturb it again. Looking forward to its performance in 2014!
[Pine Cone Red Claw]
Very similar to Black Claw, but it's the enlarged version~ Very beautiful~
Still unidentified. I keep it just for fun; I have no resistance to this kind of pink series
[Ice Plum (Yue Ying)]
This was likewise bought last autumn. I paid a high price for a clustered plant, and unexpectedly in one year I grew so many, and even a crested one appeared, haha!
It can be considered as not having gone through too many storms. Starting this spring it was kept outdoors, and its condition has always been pretty good, but the color has never been jelly-like...
I really can't bear to freeze them~
[Golden Hua Yue]
It's been home for quite a long time, and rarely makes an appearance~
When there's little sunlight it's green, not very eye-catching
Although there's a bit less sunlight in winter, it's actually the time when it colors up fastest. If you freeze it a bit more, it can become even redder~
I like this golden yellow~ Full of positive energy!
Same as above...
Unidentified, I just think it looks good~ Collect another one!
[Dong Yun (Hybrid)]
I can't really say exactly what variety it is. This is a leaf-propagated seedling given by a friend, and it also took a year to grow this big
There's no special trick, just observing more. When I find the soil dry, I replenish water immediately; when it gets leggy, I put it in the sun right away
[Ivory Lotus]
This was bought 2 years ago when I went to Shanghai, after begging the master at Xiannong for quite a while, and there was only one head
Now, counting the other beheaded and separately potted ones, there are 3 pots in total at home, haha~
This pot is the largest, and recently its condition has also started to improve
I always feel that for a variety like this, it's best not to frequently change the soil or repot, as it's not very good for it
[Beautiful Lotus]
A veteran-level plant at home. Long, long ago I damaged it by spraying insecticide, causing third-degree burns on the leaves
When it felt like it couldn't be saved, it miraculously revived, but many strange bumps grew on the leaves
All the way until this spring there were still many small bumps, and now the leaves are much cleaner~
What's more troublesome is that, just like Yin Xing, these two are the ones with the most scale insect infestations every year, so I also frequently check their leaves
It truly started bursting lots of side buds this spring~
Now I've changed it to an even bigger pot again, and I don't know what it will be like next year
It may not look like much, but when it blooms it turns absolutely stunning...
[Ice Age]
A very beautiful variety, it can sun-stress into a golden yellow~
[Unknown name]
I suspect it might be a Rose Lotus hybrid?
Below are some single-stemmed ones that never seem to pup, just keep getting fatter and fatter, plus those succulents that feel like they'll never grow up
Maybe their time just hasn't come yet~
Looking at those overachievers above, most of them only started pupping side shoots after 1-2 years of growing
But sometimes these single-stemmed ones feel much prettier than the clustered ones~
Each has its own kind of beauty~
[Jade Cup Echeveria]
It should be Jade Cup~ not too sure, when I bought it the seller told me it was Egg Jade Lotus... okay then~
No matter what it is, it's beautiful anyway~
It's been growing for over a year and has just kept getting bigger, and the best part is that in winter this thing turns golden yellow~
That blessed golden yellow~
Now the stem has grown very long and the root system is quite developed, I always feel like it could grow to 1 m tall!
[Mountain Rose]
I bought this from a friend last autumn, it wasn't cheap either, in winter the terrace at home is quite cold so it stayed dormant the whole time
At one point I thought it wouldn't come back to life, but then this autumn it started growing again~ uh~
They say when it grows into a big patch it's really spectacular~
[Yamato Nishiki]
This one is the legendary never-grows succulent... a whole 3 years! It barely grew at all, except for the stem
Not sure if my care method was wrong, it also came close to dying a few times, especially last summer when it was stuffy in my homemade greenhouse and the leaves got scorched...
Oh Amitabha! Forgive my ignorance!
[Rose Lotus]
Snagged from my own greenhouse, no explanation needed...
[Hananoi Nishiki]
Hahahaha~~
I'm embarrassed to say I discovered this while taking photos, I just grabbed one to photograph and then noticed it had variegation
[Lau's Echeveria Nishiki]
Variegated ones always grow very slowly, when it arrived home last late autumn it was still a tiny rootless seedling, about 0.5 cm?
While I was still wondering if it would survive, I noticed the center leaves showing signs of turning green and growing, and then I knew it had definitely rooted and come back to life~
Up until now, though it hasn't grown much, I know it will definitely become more beautiful next year! Haha!
[Snow Lotus (Korea)]
I bought this from a friend, I didn't think much of it before, but now I feel like the Korean ones are different from the European Snow Lotus??
Got it this spring~
I agonized over it for a long long time, now I feel it was still a pretty good buy, haha! It's about to bloom, isn't it~
[Snow Lotus (Europe)]
This was a gift from a friend this spring, I grew it for quite a while before it got nice and plump, but after moving it to the greenhouse some despicable person rubbed off its farina!
Why touch it, why! Just look at it! Why do you have to touch it!!!
[Purple Heart Nishiki]
Also found in the greenhouse, now going back and forth several times a day in the greenhouse looking for variegation has become one of my greatest joys~
[Black Prince Nishiki]
This is a surprise from leaf propagation in the greenhouse~ haha! So handsome~
[Lina Lotus (Hybrid)]
Bought this spring, a friend told me it's a hybrid of Snow Lotus and Lina Lotus, said it's quite pretty and to definitely treasure it.
Actually I think it's really not that different from Lina Lotus~ so hard to tell apart!
[Hairy Star]
Bought this last year, it used to fill a whole big pot, then later mealybugs got out of control without me noticing, and a lot got eaten, a lot dried up and died
This year after re-potting and de-bugging it started growing again, now it's much prettier~
It's going to bloom too~
[Hua Yue Ye Original Species]
About Hua Yue Ye, Moonlight Goddess, Hua Yue Ye Original Species, Orion... I just want to say, they really are different
If you look carefully you'll find they all have different distinctions, though the prices differ, I believe they'll all become very common varieties in the future, mm-hmm~
Also bought this spring~
At that time its condition wasn't great, but after outdoor growing it became exceptionally fierce and beautiful!
Now after watering it's continuing to grow in the warm greenhouse, the beautiful colors will probably have to wait until spring
[Blue Angel]
An old stem I kept for myself~ a well-grown Angel is truly beautiful~ I'll definitely take good care of her~
[Hua Yue Ye Nishiki]
Found this in the greenhouse, there were two with variegation in total, this one was spotted by a good friend the day before yesterday and has already been taken, I'm so reluctant to part with it
[Chocolate Bunny Ears]
Been growing it for 2 years~
This was bought during a trip with my wife way back, at the time my mental price limit was no succulents over 30 yuan
But then my wife spent 100 yuan and insisted on buying this cute little thing... thankfully it didn't die, all good~
Three heads now~
[Moonlight Goddess]
Bought last autumn, at the time I only knew it was a rare variety, paid a big price for it
At first maybe I was just collecting it for the sake of collecting varieties, but after growing it for a while you discover their beauty~
Now it's become one of my favorites~ I especially love the red edges on the leaves~
Backlit photos of it are incredibly beautiful!
These last ones are the most recently acquired varieties, basically I don't know their names, I just thought they looked nice
I also don't care whether they'll go up or down in price in the future, I just like them~
This feeling of searching for new varieties is like treasure hunting~ I'm thoroughly enjoying it~
This one is even more fun, I saw it while wandering around a greenhouse, it was sitting in a corner, didn't even cost anything, just given to me for free, I'm such a sucker for a bargain~
[12 volumes Nishiki?]
This was a free gift from a friend when I bought succulents on Taobao, hehe~
[Blue Bean]
Bought this spring, collecting varieties is really a huge pit... be cautious
Early on its growth wasn't too good, only after it recovered did it start pupping, see that bunch of little ones in the middle of the pot...
[Echeveria (Hybrid)]
This is the larger version of that leaf propagation seedling above~
I feel this variety is still pretty good, in autumn it can turn very yellow and very fierce
Now it's blooming, I'm preparing to try making a hybrid~ this year I'll also start trying my hand at sowing seeds
[Nvchu]
Got this as a lucky find... in spring I traded some of my succulents with a friend, even though I already have a bigger pot of Nvchu myself
But I couldn't bear to pull off even one leaf~ with no other choice I had to trade with my friend for another pot to grow for fun
The color of this pot is noticeably better than the big pot~
In autumn I left it outdoors growing for a long time~
[Unknown name]
This was a gift from a Qingdao friend, a certain daddy blogger, the legendary giant European import~
If I told you I don't even have a Romeo, would you believe me
[Dance of Gion]
This was a gift from my good friend Xiuxiu, when it came home last summer it was 3 leaves, leaves~ dear~ and then unexpectedly I managed to leaf-propagate all of them...
In just one year~ the purple series is very beautiful~
[Jiwa Lotus]
It's been at home for over 2 years~
Before it was about 6 cm or so, and I don't even know how I raised it, now it's over 20 cm...
No special tricks either, I've always kept it in a ceramic pot, maybe it retains water better, its growth rate is noticeably much faster than the others
[Furong Snow Lotus]
It's been at least 2 and a half years, if I hadn't messed with it, it should be bigger and prettier, last summer it got sunburned outdoors
Then in winter it got frostbitten in the yard... I'm so ashamed
After re-potting in autumn it started improving, from now on I'll definitely be careful not to make the same mistake again..
[Luna Lotus]
This one counts as the small size, bought together in spring, super tiny
I've always thought Luna Lotus is very eye-catching~
This one's condition isn't well-grown yet, I've been watering too much lately
When spring comes it'll definitely be more beautiful~
This is the one I mentioned on Weibo before, a gift from a Korean friend, I thoroughly washed the roots clean and dried them, wrapped them in tissue and put them in my jacket pocket to bring back
Alright~ I've told you all such a huge secret~
[Yanzi?]
[Unknown name, suspected: Rose Lotus?]
This was bought last winter as a super tiny seedling, I didn't expect it to be so beautiful, slowly growing it I found it's actually quite nice~
[Jincheng Nishiki]
Bought last autumn, paid a big price, people with a collecting obsession must be cautious about falling into the succulent pit...
I put it in a corner and barely paid attention to it, now 3 little shoots have popped out, switched it to a bigger pot~
Feels pretty good~
The color is very eye-catching, perfect for adding a decorative touch among the succulents, haha!
[Blue Bird]
A gift from a friend this spring, hehe~
This kind of rather expensive variety is generally hard to bring yourself to buy.
It's quite pretty, but the skirt under its body is a bit of a headache...
[Some kind of mountain rose]
[Unknown name]
Swapped with a friend in spring, no idea what it's called, but the color is really beautiful~
Somehow muddled along raising it to now
[Marcus]
Bought this in spring this year, it was very small at the time; since I already had a super large pot of it, I didn't think much of it
Planted it casually and put it in a spot with pretty good sunlight; later when I dug it out to look, it had grown this much, and even popped out lots of little pups, haha!
Does this count as an unexpected harvest?
[Luna lotus]
Bought in spring this year, with a very long old stem; it was my first time coming across an old-stem Luna, and I couldn't resist...
A while ago it was especially beautiful, and then I moved it into a bigger pot, look at these flower stalks~
So full of spring vitality~
[Moon rabbit ear]
Bunnies and such are the cutest~
This was a batch I group-bought with friends last spring; the rest I gave away to local flower friends
I kept two for myself, and one of them was snatched away by a good friend... leaving me with one very skinny rabbit
But unexpectedly it has now grown an old stem~ Haha! Still quite cute~
[Haworthia cooperi variegated?]
It came home last winter, and until now it hasn't grown much, though compared to before it is a size bigger
I always feel this kind of mutated variety grows so slowly~ and is especially fragile too
[Copper spoon]
It's been home for over 2 years now, and I've recorded very little, because I never thought highly of it before; I only bought it to collect varieties
But now it looks so stunning~~ I'm in tears~
During one summer in between, it got severely sunburned and nearly died
After all its leaves dropped, it grew back again; its vitality is truly tenacious, and I'm starting to wonder whether I turned into a succulent demon in some summer