How can succulents turn red?
An article about the related topics of succulent plants, how can succulents turn red? The following is a detailed introduction.
The charm of succulent plants lies in their cute colors, but most of the time, succulent plants are green. So how can succulents turn red? The conventional method is temperature difference, which is why the color of succulent plants becomes particularly beautiful in the deep autumn season.
In fact, succulent plants, like other plants, will change color in extreme environments to protect themselves. For example, in the summer, with strong sunlight, many succulent plants enter dormancy. At this time, we control the water supply to prevent root rot. In the case of water shortage and drought, the leaves of succulent plants will change, which looks good from an ornamental perspective, but it is actually a self-protection mechanism of the plant.
Similarly, in autumn, as the weather gets colder, succulent plants can naturally feel it. Let's take a look at what a plant enthusiast has to say.
The real significant factor affecting the color of succulents is low temperature, not temperature difference. In areas with similar low temperatures, succulents in areas with greater temperature differences will definitely have better colors (because this implicitly includes better quality of sunlight, which is also an important factor affecting the color of succulents). For the same region, it can almost be said that in the months with the lowest temperature (unless there are consecutive cloudy or rainy days, which greatly reduce sunlight), the color of the plants is best.
The influence of temperature difference and low temperature on the coloring of succulents is indirect and direct. Now it is generally known that the coloring of succulents mainly depends on anthocyanins. The content of anthocyanins is related to the metabolism of carbohydrates. A larger temperature difference is conducive to the accumulation of carbohydrates (sugar) because the low temperature at night in autumn and winter reduces the rate of dark respiration and accelerates the accumulation of sugar, thereby promoting the synthesis of anthocyanins. The large temperature difference indirectly affects through low temperature. And low temperature directly affects anthocyanins by inducing the expression of genes related to the synthesis of anthocyanins and increasing the content of anthocyanins.
PS: A large temperature difference is more likely to affect the fatness or thinness of succulents, with more synthesis during the day with moderate high temperature and less consumption at night with low temperature.
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