What to Do When the Leaves of a Hens and Chicks (Sempervivum) Droop? Causes and Solutions

1. Caused by too much moisture

The so-called too much moisture is simply because we water it without restraint at ordinary times, watering continuously, which makes the potting soil too wet and even causes waterlogging. That then harms its roots and tubers, making them very prone to rotting, or they have already rotted, and naturally the leaves droop as well. If you want to solve this situation, you must control watering. In spring and autumn, we can appropriately keep the potting soil a little moist, but there must be no waterlogging. Then when winter comes, you should start to restrain watering, and after that, when summer comes, the potting soil should be kept appropriately dry, which will be more conducive to its growth.

2. Caused by too low a temperature

If you want to grow it, you need to know that it very much likes to grow in warm places. So the temperature must be controlled well, especially in winter. When the indoor temperature is below 15 degrees, it will stop growing, and the leaves will then begin to gradually wither, thus causing the leaves to droop. If you want to solve this, then in winter you should water as little as possible, and you should also keep the room temperature above 15 degrees.

3. Caused by light

It relatively likes places with plenty of sunlight. If you do not give it enough sunlight, its leaves will become very loose and appear drooping, which shows how important light is to it. Generally, apart from shading the sunlight when the light is too strong in summer, at other times it can be allowed to enjoy the sunlight to its heart's content.

4. Caused by never repotting

When growing it, every 1 to 2 years we need to repot it once, so that the plant can grow better. If you do not repot it for a long time, the soil can no longer meet its needs, and then the plant will grow poorly and its leaves will droop, so we should repot it appropriately, and when repotting, we should also properly prune its old roots, so that root growth will be better promoted.