The cultivation method of Samsara
A short knowledge of green plants, introducing the content about succulent plants, the cultivation method of Samsara, keep reading!
Samsara is a succulent plant belonging to the Crassula family, with spoon-shaped leaves and upright, fleshy shrubs that can grow tall. The leaves are opposite, long and spoon-shaped, thin, with slightly purple-red tips and a layer of white powder on the entire leaf surface. Under strong light, the tips and edges of the leaves will turn slightly red. It blooms in early summer with a compound corymbose paniculate inflorescence, which is tall, with small tubular drooping flowers, orange-red in color, with five lobes at the apex, and the flower buds look like small hanging chili peppers.
Samsara requires sufficient sunlight and a cool, dry environment, is tolerant of semi-shade, afraid of waterlogging, and dislikes hot and humid conditions. It has the habit of growing in cold seasons and dormant in high summer temperatures. From September of each year to June of the following year is the growing period of the plant (different environments of plant friends may have different growing periods). If there is insufficient light, the plant may easily become leggy, with a longer distance between the leaves, making the plant loose and the stem very weak. Plants growing in sufficient sunlight will have a shorter, stocky shape, with relatively compact leaf arrangement. Samsara grows relatively slowly in the Crassula family.
The Samsara kite is raised in a sunroom with full-day sunlight. During the growing period, keep the soil slightly moist and avoid waterlogging. The soil used for kite is a mixture of coal slag and peat, with a small amount of perlite, in a ratio of about 6:3:1, and the soil surface is covered with pumice. It can tolerate a low temperature of about -2℃ when the pot soil is dry, which is the indoor temperature, not outdoors. If it gets lower, the growing tips of the leaves will freeze, dry up, or even die, but as long as the main stem is not dead, new lateral branches will sprout from the withered parts the following year.
Watering is basically stopped throughout the winter, and watering should be gradually reduced when the temperature drops below 5 degrees. When the temperature exceeds 35℃ in summer, the plant's growth basically stops. At this time, watering should be reduced to prevent root rot caused by excessively moist potting soil. Ventilation should be strengthened, and appropriate shading should be provided to avoid direct sunlight exposure. This is the basic care throughout the summer. It is worth noting that in the summer, the kite does not completely stop watering; it only gives a small amount of water at the edge of the pot, about twice a month, between 7-9 pm when the sun has already set, which will not affect the plant's roots.
In cultivation, avoid getting the plant wet in the rain, otherwise the white powder on the leaves will come off, and the plant will look like a big flower face. Since Samsara grows slowly, repotting every 2-4 years is sufficient, usually done before the first watering in early spring. The plant has a not too small shape with branches, and can be propagated by cutting the top for rooting and dividing, as well as by leaf propagation. The leaves are placed flat on the soil surface in a shady and well-ventilated area and left alone; new leaves will grow slowly. Water can be given when the roots grow.
Propagation by cuttings is even simpler, just insert healthy old branches into slightly moist sandy soil. In a shady and well-ventilated area, the roots will grow in about 15 to 20 days. Cuttings should be taken in spring and autumn, while leaf propagation can be done at any time except winter.
The detailed content about the cultivation method of Samsara has been described above, hoping it can be helpful to you!