The First Aid for Echeveria Leaf Drop
Summary: This article introduces the first aid methods for Echeveria leaf drop and the knowledge about the maintenance of Echeveria, including the following specific contents:
Echeveria is a very beautiful succulent plant. In autumn and winter, with large temperature differences between day and night and sufficient sunlight, its leaves can turn red. However, Echeveria can encounter many problems when not properly cared for, such as black rot, elongation, root rot, and leaf drop. Today, Flower Valley will introduce the causes of Echeveria leaf drop and what to do when Echeveria drops leaves!
In daily maintenance, the common causes of Echeveria leaf drop can mainly be divided into lighting issues, watering issues, and ventilation issues. Let's analyze them in detail!
1. Lighting Issues
Echeveria is a succulent plant that loves sunlight and requires more than 6 hours of sunlight per day for normal growth. However, in summer, high temperatures and intense sunlight can also cause many adverse effects on its growth. Therefore, it is necessary to provide shade during the summer. In other seasons, it can be grown in the open, especially in winter, spring, and autumn, where sufficient sunlight can make it look more beautiful. Conversely, if it is exposed to no sunlight for a long time, Echeveria will have leaf drop issues. In this case, it only needs to be placed in a sunny area with more than 6 hours of sunlight per day to recover.
2. Watering Issues
Echeveria is a drought-tolerant succulent plant that is not tolerant to waterlogging. It can survive in a long-term water deficit environment, but waterlogging can cause root rot and leaf drop. Therefore, it is necessary to prevent the potting soil from accumulating water. If waterlogging and leaf drop occur, it should be promptly moved to a place with better ventilation to clear the accumulated water as soon as possible, allowing it to resume growth. Especially in summer and winter, excessive watering often causes problems. In daily maintenance, it is necessary to water according to the principle of "water when dry or better dry than wet" to prevent the potting soil from becoming too moist.
The First Aid for Echeveria Leaf Drop
3. Ventilation Issues
A warm and well-ventilated growth environment is preferred by Echeveria, especially in the hot summer. In a stuffy and hot environment, Echeveria may encounter issues, and it is very common for Echeveria to have leaf drop or black rot. Therefore, a well-ventilated growth environment is important throughout the year.
The above content about the first aid for Echeveria leaf drop and the maintenance methods of Echeveria is hoped to be helpful for green plant enthusiasts!