Features of care for faded Kalanchoe
Kalanchoe, especially its flowering varieties, are very popular among flower growers. An unpretentious succulent with lush bouquets of inflorescences of the most diverse colors and shapes does not require special care, moreover, it has a very beautiful appearance. Such a plant can well be used as a gift for a holiday, or to decorate your home with it. However, for all its unpretentiousness, the cultivation of Kalanchoe has one nuance, on which its flowering in the future directly depends.
After the end of flowering, the bush should rest and gain strength. If you do not provide him with a dormant period, flowers can not be expected.
So, what should you do when the Kalanchoe has faded? Read the article about Kalanchoe care!
We send the plant to rest
First of all, when the last buds wither on the peduncles, they should all be cut off. In addition, branches must be completely cut off, leaving stumps no more than 3 cm high. Such a cardinal pruning promotes rejuvenation of the bush and stimulates the formation of new shoots with flower buds.
The trimmed tops can be rooted in soil or in a glass of water to create new specimens.
Now the Kalanchoe needs to provide suitable conditions for rest. To do this, send the pot for at least a month and a half to a room in which:
- poor lighting;
- low temperature (up to 15 degrees Celsius).
During rest, watering the flower is sharply limited. It is enough to moisten the soil once every 3 weeks, just so that the roots do not completely dry out.
The second life of the Kalanchoe
After the flower has rested for 1.5-2 months, it can be returned to its usual conditions. In warmth and with good lighting, the stumps will wake up and begin to actively overgrow with new shoots. Water now kalanchoe you need to regularly, but not too hard, so as not to rot the roots from stagnant water.
In order for the bush to be round and beautiful, you need to shape it by pinching the twigs after every third row of leaves. If you give the Kalanchoe the opportunity to grow on its own, instead of a lush bush, you can get a messy mess.
If, despite the rest, the plant actively grows deciduous mass, but does not even think to bloom, you can forcibly force it to do this by reducing the length of daylight hours. Within 4 weeks, the entire pot must be covered with a tight cap from about 5 pm and kept in this state until morning. This technique promotes the rapid setting of buds.