It's the perfect time for succulents to show their beauty - learn these tips while the season is right

In the spring, when it's warm one moment and cold the next, flowers and plants revive; succulents are the same. If something is wrong with your succulents at home or you feel you haven't been caring for them well, then start this spring and let them grow beautifully!

'Succulent Recovery

'

Step 

1

 

Spring is also the season when

scale insects

revive.

Check carefully on the leaf centers and flower stalks of your succulents

, and once you find them, just remove the pests.

Now is the best time to get your succulents growing well, so

promptly check the ones at home with pests, diseases, or poor condition

(for example,

those that haven't grown for a long time, or haven't recovered after winter frost damage

), and

dig them all out, wash the roots, and replant them

.

'Succulent Recovery

'

 Step 

2

 

Most succulents will

bloom

, because

succulent plants have a maturity period, and only after the succulents have grown to maturity will they bloom and reproduce.

The maturity period may be 1 year, or 2-3 years, or even 50 years.

A small number of succulents will wither and die after blooming. Some also bloom without any problem at all.

?

 Succulents of the Crassulaceae family, genus Orostachys

basically all die after blooming. For example,

Mountain Rose (Greenovia aurea), Chiihua (Sinocrassula yunnanensis), and Fuji (Orostachys 'Fuji')

. But they won't all die - new plants are fine

; if you don't want them to die after blooming, you can cut off the flower stalk.

?

 Succulents of the genus Crassula

all have their flower stalks wither and die;

? Those of the genus Sempervivum

also almost all die after blooming, for example,

Hens and Chicks (Sempervivum tectorum) and Purple Beauty (Sempervivum 'Purple Beauty')

, etc.

Succulents blooming consumes a lot of nutrients, and during this period the succulents' condition may be a bit worse.

So many people cut off the flower stalks in advance to avoid consuming nutrients.

'Succulent Recovery

'

 Step 

3

 

As spring arrives, succulents, like humans, need good

hydration

.

Judging watering based on the plant's condition is best

; the watering frequency varies throughout the year. For example, wrinkled leaves are a sign of water shortage - quickly use a watering can to slowly add water.

Watering directly onto the leaves can wash away dust on the leaf surface, but most succulent plants have a layer of

waxy powder protective coating

on their leaves, so the water flow intensity should be controlled when watering. When watering, water droplets will remain in the leaf centers; it's best to blow them off to avoid burns caused by strong midday sunlight, or

leaf rot

caused by transpiration.

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