It can be said that most succulent plants will have dormancy period, some are summer dormancy, some are winter dormancy, more understanding of the succulent dormancy period will help us to better cultivate our own succulent plants and provide them with a more ideal conservation environment. If the maintenance is not proper during the dormancy period, it is very likely that the meat will be damaged or died~
The dormancy period of succulent plants is a dangerous period for succulent plants, but it is somewhat mysterious for growers. Many plants die during or shortly after dormancy, most of which are too dry or not carefully monitored. Dormancy is part of their life cycle. When the light and temperature are no longer suitable for their activity, they need to rest to maintain a healthy state. Your job is to accompany them through this period.
The first sign that a plant goes into dormancy is to stop growing. Soon the leaves will turn yellow and fall off and the rosette will close. Some species of fleshy (such as apricot) will be fully retracted into the soil, growing a paper like skin to protect themselves.
In October, pachypodium densiflorum, the queen of Spain's jade comb, showed signs of dormancy, and its leaves began to fall off from the bottom.
The jade comb of the dormant succulent queen of Spain
This tree, Haworthia cooperi, will go into dormancy in June with its rosette closed.
Dormant succulent jade dew
Although it can't be seen on the surface, the plants are not idle when they are dormant. The transpiration is still on and the water supply cannot be stopped. Their roots need a certain amount of humidity, so they can't be completely dry, or they will die. For slow growing varieties, signs of decadence may not appear until the beginning of spring. For what you do to them in winter, you will get revenge in April or may, even though it may come months later.
How to water during dormancy?
Or that sentence, it depends on your breeding environment, that is, the speed at which the pot soil dries through. If it's cold in winter and there's heating in your house, the soil will dry out quickly, so it's reasonable to water it once or twice a week. If you live in a mild climate, it might be better to water it every other week. The point is to water, and so on the water disappeared clean, that is, the basin light but not dry to smoke, watering next time.
How to maintain dormant plants in summer?
As these guys choose to sleep at the hottest time of the year, the soil will dry faster than in winter and need more water. Generally speaking, summer type species can be watered twice in summer, and winter type species can be watered once. But again, it all depends on your environment. In particularly hot times, they may even need to be watered every day.
It's important to note that you can't control whether a plant is dormant by giving water. Of course, there is an exception, which is the sentence "when the meat is dormant, the water should be completely cut off.". If you do, then of course they will sleep and never wake up.
In order to better understand the dormancy status of your plants, it is important to know when they are dormant. According to their nature, fleshy species can be divided into summer type (growing in summer and dormant in winter) and winter type (growing in winter and dormant in summer). The table below lists the dormancy times of the common genera, but there may be exceptions for individual species.
The dormancy schedule of the succulent plant in polypodious lotus was dormant in winter;
Summer growth -- summer type species
This fleshy species, known as the summer type, grows in the Northern Hemisphere from November to February. But during the hottest days of summer, they also go into a false sleep, which usually lasts for a few weeks and then erupts again in September.
Adenia
Adenium desert rose
Agave Agave
Arundia
Brachystelma
Bursera
Calibanus
Ceropegia
Cissus
Cyphostemma
Didieria
Dorstenia
Echeveria
Paeonopsis
Encephalartos
Euphorbia
Ficus fockea
Huernia
Ibervillea
IpomoeaJ
athropha
Lithops
Monadenium Jadeite
Moringa
Operculicarya
Pachypodium
Pedilanthus
Plumeria
Pseudolithos
Saussurea
Pterodiscus
Raphionacme
Siningia
Stapelianthus
Synadenium
Tillandsia
Trichocaulon
Trichodiadema
Xerosicyos
Trichodiadema
Dormancy in summer;
Winter growth -- winter type species
Usually called "winter type species," these genera hibernate in warm weather from May to August. In fact, their growth season is in spring and autumn, and their growth rate slows down significantly in winter. Many species, especially lilies and Crassulaceae, grow weakly in summer.
Chrysanthus
Aeonium L
Aloe aloe
Anacampseros
Ilex
Astroloba
Avonia
Bowiea cangjiaodian
Bulbine
Ceraria Changshou
Conophytum
Cotyledon
Crassula
Dioscorea
The genus Polyrhachis
Dudleya Andromeda
Fouqueria
Gasteria
Gibbaeum: Camellia / Physalis
Graptopetalum
Graptovia
Haemanthus
Haworthia / dodecandrum
Kalanchoe
Neohenricia
The genus othorna
The genus houdunia
Pachycormus
Pachytum
Pachyveria
Pelagium
Peperomia
Portulacaria L
Sansevieria
Sarcocaulon / Solanum
Sedderia L
Sedum
Senecio Senecio
Senecio multiflorum