How to Grow Orostachys boehmeri and Seasonal Care Tips
Orostachys boehmeri is a succulent plant, and this variety is very distinctive. It grows very quickly in summer and is also fairly cold-tolerant in winter. You can choose to keep it indoors, and it can still grow well outdoors in freezing winter weather. Today, let's learn about how to grow Orostachys boehmeri. Let's take a look.
How to Grow Orostachys boehmeri
Orostachys boehmeri is a "summer-growing" succulent. It grows rapidly in summer, tolerates sun and heat, and has high water needs. In spring, summer and autumn, it should be watered on the principle of alternating wet and dry. In winter, at low temperatures, it goes dormant and is fairly cold-tolerant; it can be left outdoors in snow and freezing weather (it can be kept outdoors at around minus 5 degrees), and when overwintering indoors, controlling water can push the plant into dormancy.
Orostachys boehmeri prefers strong light. In weak light, the plant's form falls apart, the leaves spread out and the stems even stretch out, each one craning its neck, which looks truly awful. Note that during the growing period the leaves are indeed rather spread out, but this is still easy to tell apart from etiolation - just look at how long the neck has stretched.
As for propagating Orostachys boehmeri, it easily sends out many pups. When propagating, simply cut off the side shoots (choose ones that have already rooted if possible) and plant them in soil. After planting, place them in indirect light for care, and once the roots have grown fairly well, give them light again, because Orostachys boehmeri itself has thin leaves and leaf cuttings rarely survive.
Seasonal Care for Orostachys boehmeri
In the spring and autumn growing seasons, Orostachys boehmeri can be given enough water; when the soil mix is nearly dry, water thoroughly once. In summer, when Orostachys boehmeri enters dormancy, pay attention to controlling water and give only a small amount when watering (when Orostachys boehmeri enters dormancy, just like the mountain rose, its leaves wrap up, very obviously, like a little cabbage). For watering times, you can choose the warmer period near noon in winter and the cooler period in the afternoon or evening in summer.
In summer, when the temperature reaches 30°C, Orostachys boehmeri can be placed in a bright spot without direct light, with enhanced ventilation and only a small amount of water; watering can be done in the evening. If the leaves of Orostachys boehmeri have wrapped up, it has entered dormancy, and you should reduce the amount of water given. After summer ends, wait until the leaves of Orostachys boehmeri spread open and it enters the growing period, then gradually increase light.
In winter, as long as the temperature is not below 0°C, Orostachys boehmeri can generally keep growing. If it gets lower, it should be moved indoors to overwinter, choose an indoor spot facing the sun if possible, and the amount of water can be reduced appropriately.
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