Lowering the temperature makes succulents willing to bloom - this is how it works
Cacti and other succulent species rely on a cold stimulus to create their buds. While on hardy Succulents this process occurs naturally, you can help with your houseplants a little after using the following strategy:
- Relocate succulent houseplants from heated rooms from November to February
- Spend in a bright to sunny location with temperatures of 12 to 15 degrees Celsius
- Alternatively, lower the night-time temperatures by around 5 degrees in living rooms in winter
- Water only enough so that the root ball does not dry out
- Do not fertilize from October / November to February / March
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With the combination of a cooler location and modified care, you get succulent flowering plants in the mood for another blooming season. It is also an advantage if cacti, thick-leaf plants and other succulents can spend the summer in the fresh air on the sunny balcony. After 8 days of acclimatization in the partially shaded location, direct sunlight promotes flower induction.
Tips
Winter flowering succulents, like the wonderful one Christmas star, go to rest in spring. Set the popular one so that the magical blossoms will unfold again in the coming Advent Houseplant for 4 to 6 weeks in a cool location with 15 to 17 degrees Celsius. Then pot the succulent blooms in fresh soil and place them in a sunny window seat at 20 to 24 degrees.
