How to grow a multi-head succulent
Let's talk about how to grow a multi-head succulent and share some related experiences about flower planting and succulent care. Next, the editor will introduce it.
When we see someone else's multi-head succulents, we can't help but admire them, so many flower enthusiasts are figuring out how to grow their own multi-head succulents. Besides using drugs to stimulate, most methods of making succulents multi-head are by using physical methods, damaging the original tissue to promote the growth of new buds.
Let's follow the flowery fragrance and take a look at several commonly used methods to make succulents multi-head...
One, how to make succulents multi-head
1. Cut the top of the succulent plant
This method is the most widely used and popular, and the process is relatively simple. It involves cutting off the top of the succulent plant, after which the plant itself will sprout multiple new bud points to achieve the purpose of a multi-head succulent.
2. Pinching the top of the succulent plant
Because cutting the top can greatly affect the plant's appearance, some enthusiasts have come up with the pinching method, which involves removing the top of the succulent plant to promote the growth of multiple heads.
3. Pulling off leaves from the succulent plant
Compared with the first two methods, the leaf-pulling method is more civilized (the previous ones are simply rough), and it's actually quite simple. In the growing season of the succulent plant (usually spring and autumn), when the plant is at its strongest, remove a leaf from the appropriate position and place the succulent plant in a shady and well-ventilated area to help the wound heal and later sprout new buds.
Two, what to do when mountain rose blooms? "Cut the head first if you don't want to die"
Those who have raised mountain roses know that this series of varieties belong to the "die after flowering" type. This characteristic leaves flower enthusiasts wondering what to do after the mountain rose blooms, fearing that it will die after flowering.
Let's take a look at the experience and insights about the "die after flowering" of mountain roses. Flower enthusiasts with similar troubles, come and learn!
【Summary】:
The reference age for a mountain rose to bloom is about five years. If you want to pollinate, you need to cross-pollinate with another plant. After flowering, the mother plant will wither and die, but the lateral buds will not.
1. Experience in raising mountain roses
There are two choices for a mountain rose to bloom: let it bloom or not let it bloom.
2. Let it bloom
Blooming means that the mountain rose you raised will experience the process of death, and the blooms of mountain roses are not that beautiful. Of course, after flowering, the mother plant will definitely die, but the lateral buds below the mother plant will not.
Some enthusiasts may want to collect seeds by pollination. If the mountain roses bloom at the same time, they can be pollinated with the same or different varieties, but do not use other genera of succulents, or even dream of using something outside of succulents, like cabbage? That is absolutely not possible. The experts have repeatedly proven that mountain roses can only be hybridized within their own genus!
How to grow a multi-head succulent
3. Not letting it bloom
The common practice is to cut the flower spike. Experienced flower enthusiasts have tried many times and offer the following tips:
If you decide to cut the flower spike, don't hesitate and cut as much as possible. The further down you cut, the higher the chance of getting normal lateral buds. Cutting only a little bit off the top will not have much effect. After cutting the flower spike, if the roots are developed and the plant is properly cared for, new lateral buds will usually appear within a couple of weeks (during the growing season). If you get at least 3-5 new buds, then congratulations, you've achieved the first step. Are the 3-5 lateral buds that appear after cutting normal? If they are, then they will no longer have the desire to bloom, achieving our intention of not blooming or not wanting to bloom for now.
【Conclusion】:
The only way to prevent a mountain rose from "dying after flowering" is to cut off its flower head to prevent it from blooming, and then it will grow new buds. If you let it bloom, the only thing waiting for it is death, because this is the law of nature that even God cannot change.
The above is a specific introduction of how to grow a multi-head succulent and related succulent care knowledge brought by the Green Enthusiast website, hoping to bring some flower knowledge to green enthusiasts.