Daily Maintenance of Echeveria Plants
This article delves into the related experiences of succulent plants, focusing on the daily maintenance of Echeveria plants, and will guide you through the details.
Indoor Planting Section
Many people enjoy planting Echeveria plants indoors. Unfortunately, it can be quite challenging unless the lighting conditions are excellent. The windowsill is the most popular planting spot, where many small Echeveria plants can thrive, but due to the directional nature of sunlight, the rosettes will always face towards the window. Locations that only receive afternoon sunlight may become too hot in the summer, leading to leaf damage. Therefore, for those new to Echeveria plants, it's best to experiment with one or two inexpensive plants first to see if the conditions are suitable. On hot days above 30 degrees Celsius, it's best to shade the plants to prevent sunburn. If lighting and temperature can be carefully controlled, another ideal location is a bay window greenhouse (as shown in the diagram below), although it can be too hot for most Echeveria plants in the summer.
(If overheating can be avoided, this is an ideal indoor planting location. Good ventilation and additional shading in the summer are also necessary.)
The worst indoor environment for Echeveria plants is on kitchen counters, coffee tables, and tea tables. Although Echeveria plants are often featured in magazines as indoor varieties, this is not actually the case. Anyone attempting this will notice that their Echeveria plants lose their lovely color and tight shape within five to ten days, becoming flat and ugly. What magazines don't tell you is that those succulent plants are brought indoors from outside just before the photos are taken. The only situation where Echeveria plants should be indoors is as a temporary decorative item, not exceeding one week, then they should be placed back outside for at least three weeks, or on a regular two-day indoor cycle. Echeveria plants can also be reasonably displayed indoors by cutting off the stems without soil, as a table arrangement.
(This indoor photo incorrectly suggests that the plants are growing well there, but that is not the case. It is very misleading for beginners.)
(No ordinary indoor light source can make the plants grow like this; they have only recently been moved indoors. In this environment, they will quickly become leggy and fade in color.)
The best method for indoor Echeveria cultivation is to provide special lighting for the plants. Combining light and the temperature in the house properly can nurture stunning plants, but they will never have the rich color and tight posture of those under natural sunlight. If the climate and space do not allow for outdoor cultivation, then use special lighting to grow healthy Echeveria plants. Please search online and in gardening magazines for more information on hydroponics.
(A hydroponic rose nursery has experimented with growing several Echeveria plants using their standard equipment. The plants have grown significantly larger and faster, and the rosettes are not eroded by water stains.)
The above is the full content of the article on the daily maintenance of Echeveria plants (Part II: Indoor Planting Section), hoping it will be helpful to plant enthusiasts!