Today, a meat friend asked Elder Tang: What does the succulent Smurf look like? How should it be maintained?
Out of state Smurfs/Blue Apples
Speaking of the Smurfs, there is always a melody in the ears: "There is a group of Smurfs on the other side of the sea on the other side of the mountain, they are lively and intelligent, they are naughty and clever...", of course, the Smurfs we are going to talk about today are not characters in cartoons, but a succulent plant. Maybe the Smurfs are not very well understood, but it doesn't matter, it has another name, that is, the blue apple, which should be no stranger, right?
Smurfs/Blue Apples
The Smurfs are succulents of the genus Limelia in the family Sedum, and are also a succulent variety with a large gap between the upper and lower limits, and their appearance can be reversed when they come out of the state, while if they cannot be raised, they look flat. The leaves of the Smurfs are spoon-shaped, the leaf surface is flat or slightly raised, the tip of the leaf is obliquely pointed, easy to redden, the whole plant has a thin layer of white frost, the usual leaf color is green, but after the state, the entire leaf front will become red, the leaf center remains green, and the strong color difference makes it look very charming.
Smurfs I also have to raise, and now still raise, was originally by its appearance when it came out of the state to "plant grass" to raise, but limited by the relationship between the climate environment and the conservation environment, has not been raised in a good state, at most that is, the leaf tip and the front of the leaf red, probably the following picture. If you want to start with the Smurfs, if the maintenance conditions are similar to mine, don't have too high expectations for its appearance, because in addition to the long-term light, it also needs at least 10 ° C or more than the temperature difference between day and night.
Average status Smurfs/Blue Apples
However, although the Smurfs are slightly more difficult to get out of the state, but its maintenance difficulty is not high, like me here every summer when the roof is shaded can reach about 45 ° C, it is also a successful summer every year, do not have to worry at all. As far as the Smurfs' maintenance method is concerned, first of all, of course, the standard granular soil, of which the granules can choose maifan stone, light stone, volcanic stone, chloe pumice, diatomaceous earth and terracotta soil, etc., and there is no need for too much, there are 4-5 kinds, but remember the soft and hard collocation, that is, hard particles 2-3 kinds, soft particles 1-2 kinds, and the particle ratio is about 60-70% (old piles can be increased to more than 80%).
Smurfs/blue apples grown in granular soil
Secondly, the Smurfs need to be placed in a well-lit environment for maintenance, the longer the light time in the autumn, winter and spring, the better, so that it is conducive to its state, and the summer should be properly shaded, because its leaves are thinner and not very sun-resistant, if the summer high temperature period is not shaded, the Smurfs will not only have sunburned leaves, but also the stems will dry up and shrink. Don't ask me how I know, my Smurfs have been sunburned this summer!
Smurfs/blue apples that are spotted in the summer
In addition, the Smurf leaves are thick, so it is very drought-tolerant, just planted in the early months we watered to maintain the frequency of dry and thorough watering, and when its root system is more developed we can control the water more strictly - every time the bottom of the leaf dry consumption before watering, so that not only can the Smurf plant type be maintained better, and it can soon grow into the old pile form, while the autumn and winter can also be better colored out of the state. All in all, in terms of the maintenance difficulty of the Smurfs, even a novice who has just entered the pit can easily control it.
Smurfs/Blue Apple Old Pile
This article is originally written by Elder Tang Succulent Notes (some of the pictures are from the Internet), welcome to pay attention, take you along with long knowledge!