What succulents are both beautiful and easy to care for, suitable for beginners?
A small tip for life: introducing which succulents are both beautiful and easy to care for for beginners and recommending a type of succulent with low cultivation difficulty in terms of the knowledge of flowers and plants. If there are any mistakes, please feel free to correct them!
In the world of succulents, it is often the easier-to-care-for plant varieties that get phased out by the market, and this is an undeniable fact. The plant market is unpredictable, and many plant varieties are phased out as succulents evolve. Often, the varieties that are phased out are the easiest to care for and can easily grow into large, sturdy plants.
Let me introduce to you the first succulent variety I started with: Zile, which is a very easy-to-care-for type of succulent with a high survival rate. It doesn't require much human management. You just need to plant it in a pot and place it on the balcony, watering it once a month. Zile can thrive and fill the pot.
Now it is very difficult to see Zile in the market, and most merchants no longer sell it. Even many succulent beginners have never heard of Zile. Friends with balconies at home might consider buying one, as it is very cheap, just a few dollars. The Zile sold in the market are all old plants, so you can buy one and plant it in a slightly larger pot.
What succulents are both beautiful and easy to care for, suitable for beginners?
You can use pure peat soil to plant Zile, or the soil that has been changed from other plants. Even old soil can grow well. After planting Zile, water it and place it on the balcony to receive plenty of sunlight. An outdoor balcony is the most suitable, or you can place it directly in your garden. Even if you leave it at your rural hometown without any care, it can still thrive and fill the pot.
The growth rate of Zile among succulents is one of the fastest, able to grow into an old plant in just one year. It has an extremely fast growth rate, strong adaptability to the environment, and is not afraid of sun exposure in the summer. In the hot summer of Guangdong, with temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius, Zile in an open-air environment doesn't need any worry and can grow and reproduce limitlessly relying on nature.
During the growing period, you can pull off the bottom leaves of Zile, leaving only the top 3-4 layers of leaves. The leaves that are pulled off can be casually thrown into the pot without any care. These leaves can sprout new side buds in about a month. The survival rate of Zile propagated through leaf cuttings is the highest, but due to the overly simple propagation method, it has gradually been replaced in the market.