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- So winter succulents - tips for a healthy winter time
- Dry cool is the secret recipe for the winter season
- Tips
Succulents should be cool and dry in winter
So winter succulents - tips for a healthy winter time
If your succulents refuse the longed-for flowers, the houseplants lacked the wintry break. Only a species-appropriate hibernation tunes the exotic jewelry on a lavish flowering abundance in the coming season. Find out how to do it right this year here.
Dry cool is the secret recipe for the winter season
Succulents come from regions of the world where rain is scarce even during the winter. In order to professionally hibernate the exotic life-artists and at the same time to motivate the flowering induction, a combination of dryness and temperature reduction is important. That is how it goes:
You can pour large succulents for the last time in early November. This water supply is sufficient under normal conditions until February. Small succulents will be watered in sips if the substrate has dried well. To protect against dry heating air, spray the leaves regularly with lime-free water.
For winter-flowering succulents, the resting phase is reversed. Poinsettias, for example, begin their dormancy in spring. During this time the houseplants experience a temperature reduction to 14 to 15 degrees Celsius for 4 to 6 weeks, combined with a reduced water supply, they put their flower dress back in time for the next Christmas.
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For winter hardy succulents to hibernate outdoors, they need protection from the wet. Even a simple superstructure of 4 posts and a translucent roof of plexiglass protects cacti and other succulent plants from the cold-death. Furthermore, from November to February, you will completely stop watering.