What causes the leaves of the Kalanchoe to turn scorched yellow?

Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe blossfeldiana) is a plant very well suited to flower viewing, and its leaves are also broad, thick and fleshy, staying evergreen all year round, so they have ornamental value too. Especially in seasons when it is not flowering, growing it as a foliage pot plant is also a good option. Not only that, the Kalanchoe also carries a very auspicious meaning, symbolizing health and longevity. So friends who are familiar with Kalanchoe generally like to keep one or two pots at home for ornamental purposes.

However, if you want to grow Kalanchoe well, you must master some basic care and management knowledge and skills, otherwise it is also fairly prone to problems. Sure enough, as the weather gradually warms up and summer draws nearer, some friends' potted Kalanchoe have started to show scorched yellow leaves, and the leaves look as if they have been scorched by the sun. The originally broad, oily-green leaves instantly become very unsightly.

Kalanchoe is a short-day plant that relatively likes light, and generally needs 6 hours of light per day, as only then can light be sufficient, the plant carry out photosynthesis normally, and leggy growth be avoided. So many friends like to place it outdoors for care, since this not only gives sufficient light but also better ventilation, which can prevent the plant from being infected by pests and diseases.

But as summer arrives, the light intensity also grows stronger and stronger and the temperature gets higher and higher, and Kalanchoe tends to develop scorched yellow leaves fairly easily. The cause is mostly the current care environment, especially the light. For although Kalanchoe likes light, it cannot tolerate direct intense light, still less the scorching sun of summer; otherwise, staying too long in an environment of high temperature and strong light easily causes sunburn and dehydration, which leads to scorched yellow, scorched withered leaves.

In this situation, not only do the leaves of Kalanchoe easily turn scorched yellow, but if you snap off the scorched yellow part, it also falls off very easily. Of course this is not some disease, but the result of improper light conditions being provided. In this case, we need to shade it promptly, avoid leaving it exposed to the sun any longer, and it is best to place it in a cool, ventilated spot for care.

Of course, since the plant has already produced scorched yellow, scorched withered leaves, we also need to deal with these poor leaves promptly. It is best to cut off all these sun-scorched leaves, then let it stay in a cool, ventilated place, and only after a period of care can it slowly recover. And during the hot summer season, water evaporates fairly quickly, so besides watering in good time, we also need to spray more water mist to raise air humidity, so that the plant recovers more quickly.