How to care for living stone flowers
Today, I will introduce to you some related content about living stone flowers, how to care for them. Next, the site editor will introduce them to the netizens.
Chao is quite playful and enjoys all kinds of strange experiments. He used to be an absolute terminator of succulents. For living stone flowers, he has done some "cruel" experiments.
One, drought tolerance experiment
He once placed ordinary living stone flowers (3-year-old seedlings) in a room with scattered light, and did not water them for 2 years. Then, he gradually restored water supply, and they could recover and grow.
Two, cold tolerance experiment
He once placed ordinary 2-year-old stone seedlings outdoors without any care. That year, heavy snow fell, and the snow on the stones was more than 5 centimeters thick. No human intervention was taken, and in the spring of the following year, after the snow melted, the stones grew healthily.
Three, excessive watering experiment
He insists on watering all year round, only reducing water supply moderately during the molting process (July), with basically no loss.
The above experiments were all on helianthus and zi xun.
From this, it can be concluded that living stone flowers can cope with short-term extreme low temperatures and long-term drought. The prerequisite is that they were all very healthy plants before the experiment.
With the experiments of BT, there is more personal experience in planting living stone flowers. In my view, once living stone flowers start to molt, water supply can be gradually reduced, and whether to stop watering depends on personal preference. Is it considered stopping watering to water once a month? Who knows? Healthy molting should be the old skin completely turning into a layer similar to paper, without the need to peel it off by hand. After it rains, the old skin is washed away by water. The guarantee of healthy molting is good lighting. Whether manual peeling is good or not is not what I want to discuss. Everyone has their own preferences.
Some people worry that watering during the molting stage will cause double molting. I will tell you that under conditions of sufficient nutrients, double molting will speed up the division process, so whether you like watering or not is up to you.
Based on years of exploration, the only thing I think can be provided as a reference for beginners is shading.
This is an interesting topic. Isn't it contradictory to ensure both light and shade? The answer is no. The top of living stone flowers is very resistant to sun exposure, which can ensure the plant has a very healthy shape and its ability to withstand the environment. However, the sides of living stone flowers are delicate. In autumn, when the oblique sunlight time becomes longer, it is easy to cause sunburn. Therefore, shading is to block the light on the sides.
I have two methods, please refer to the diagram (my drawing skills are limited, please bear with it!)
I prefer the second method, but the material used to fill the surroundings should be chosen without sharp edges, as it can easily cause damage to the epidermis during the molting process of living stone flowers. At the same time, the material used for filling should not be too heavy. There must be some space to ensure good ventilation conditions on the surface.
How much water to give, how to sunbathe, and whether to peel the skin, you decide, haha~~
Strictly speaking, this is not much of a textbook. It is just a reference. Since there is no scientific basis, I hope everyone can learn and apply it flexibly.
Also, in my planting process, the season when living stone flowers and meat spike flowers die is autumn, when they quickly grow out of dormancy. Over-enthusiastic watering can cause the plant to grow too fast in a short period. Once exposed to direct sunlight on the side of the plant, it is easily sunburned and the entire plant may wither within a few days. So, take it slow, don't rush.
Have you understood the detailed introduction of how to care for living stone flowers (BT version of the living stone flower manual) shared above?