How to deal with black claw after flowering
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How to deal with black claw after flowering
After the black claw flowers, it needs appropriate pruning, removing the residual flowers and the flowering branches from the plant. The cut branches can be propagated, and the black claw should be moved to a place with good light for maintenance, fully exposed to sunlight, watered in time, and keeping the pot soil moist. After flowering, timely top-dress with mainly phosphorus and potassium fertilizers, paying attention to applying thin fertilizer and avoiding raw or concentrated fertilizers.
When does black claw flower
Black claw is a plant of the Crassulaceae family, Aeonium genus, and also a succulent plant, which is a small and medium-sized variety of the Aeonium genus.
It takes about 8 months for black claw to flower from sowing. If you want black claw to flower on New Year's Day, you can sow in mid-to-late May. If you want black claw to flower during the Spring Festival, you can sow in mid-to-late June. The flowering time of black claw is not fixed, usually from January to April. However, it takes about 180 days for black claw to flower from sowing.
Methods for dealing with black claw after flowering
After the black claw flowers, it needs appropriate pruning, removing the residual flowers and the flowering branches from the plant. The cut branches can be propagated, and the black claw should be moved to a place with good light for maintenance, fully exposed to sunlight, watered in time, keeping the pot soil moist, and timely top-dress after flowering with mainly phosphorus and potassium fertilizers.
1. Pruning
After the black claw finishes flowering, it can bloom again the following year. After flowering, the seeds will mature. If you want to plant them later, you can first collect the seeds and then prune the black claw plant appropriately, removing the residual flowers and the flower branches below the flowers to reduce nutrient consumption and promote nutrient concentration for growth.
2. Watering
During the flowering period of black claw, the frequency of watering can be reduced, maintaining the soil slightly moist. After flowering, water promptly, and be sure to control the amount of water to avoid积水.
3. Fertilizing
Black claw consumes a lot of nutrients during flowering. To ensure good growth and development, nutrients should not be lacking. After flowering, timely top-dress with mainly phosphorus and potassium fertilizers, paying attention to applying thin fertilizer and avoiding raw or concentrated fertilizers.
How to make black claw bloom more
During the flowering period of black claw, it is necessary to maintain a suitable temperature. Keeping the growth temperature of black claw around 10-15℃ is most appropriate, which is conducive to extending the flowering period. Be careful that the temperature should not be too high during flowering, as it may lead to a shortened flowering period.
Black claw loves sunlight and needs more sun exposure during maintenance. Only with sufficient light will the flower color look good. However, it is not tolerant of strong sunlight exposure, so it is necessary to provide shading when the light is strong, preferably placing it in an environment with sufficient diffused light and good ventilation.
The above [] introduces the method of dealing with black claw after flowering, which can be used as a reference for everyone.