Life is more rational people, encounter beautiful succulents are also easy to fall, last year in Frank when the price is still relatively expensive to follow the trend into a small seedling of about 5 cm, spent dozens of yuan, the state of the start is really beautiful, the leaves are tough, the plant shape is compact, the color is bright red, after more than a year of maintenance, but also experienced a complete spring, summer, autumn and winter, the overall performance is still very good, easy to out of the state does not love the long, for the balcony party, as long as the light is enough, it is also possible to raise a beautiful color, it is indeed worth recommending.
Frank, is also a more classic variety of Dongyun succulents, inheriting the tough domineering spirit of the Dongyun system, belongs to the medium and large succulents, is a cross-breeding variety of Xiangfu lotus and Corolla, itself also has the genetic advantages and disadvantages, plus Xiangfu lotus and Corolla are very high-quality hybrid parents, so there are many varieties on the market that look very similar to Frank, like red umbrellas, Armstrong is easy to confuse with Frank, among these varieties, Frank is also a more expensive one, Therefore, it is recommended that flower friends in the beginning of the best to choose those one thing and one auction shop, pick their favorite column and color, the appearance, gene difference, the price difference will be very large, of course, not the higher the price, the better, buy their favorite good, this year there are a lot of Frank's hybrid varieties on the market, the price is not high but the value is very beautiful, but it is also a more worthwhile variety.
Although Frank is easy to raise out of the state, but it is a living plant after all, not to buy home and put there, the whole maintenance process still needs to pay attention to some problems:
First of all, when giving Frank soil, we can try to choose a soil with a higher particle content, if it is a relatively humid and stuffy area in the south, the use of 80% or even full particle soil is no problem, if it is a northern region, the climate is relatively dry, we can use about 60% of the granular soil, this time need to pay attention to a problem, that is, Frank's rooting speed will be slower, especially when the particle content is higher, in the spring and autumn, it may take a month to root, Therefore, after we put on the pot, we can keep the pot soil damp, do not always have to pull the plant or pull out to see, when we find that the leaves are hardened after watering, it is probably the beginning of the root.
If we are worried about the high-particle soil affecting the roots, we can use small particles, or sprinkle a layer of nutrient soil near Frank's roots. Since this is a noble variety, there are also flower lovers who will first use the transition pot to maintain, almost half a year, and then move to the prepared pot, this time and then use high-grain soil is also a very good practice.
Secondly, for a colorful variety like Frank, the longer the light time during indoor maintenance, the darker the color will be, if it is open, it can also appear under the stimulation of large temperature differences, which is very charming. In the summer temperature is higher than 37 degrees, in addition to controlling watering, keeping the soil dry, it is best to carry out a certain shade, at least do not let the sun shine on them when the sun is the strongest, easy to have problems, if the temperature is not particularly high, then no shade is okay, summer not too much shade, the color will become lighter, but will not fade, and once Frank feels the temperature difference, the speed of color is also very fast.
Usually when watering, wait until the soil is completely dry and then water it, try not to let the leaf center produce water, low temperature in winter, high temperature in summer need to control water, keep the soil dry, the most suitable temperature is between 10 and 30 degrees, winter is best not to be less than 0 degrees, easy to frostbite.
Finally, Frank's leaf cuttings survival rate is not high, usually the use of side buds to insert, single-headed Frank usually has to maintain for many years to burst side buds, if you use a small pot control, almost will be lonely old, so want Flak to grow up, burst side buds, you can use a larger pot, in the growing season can be appropriate water larger, and then add some liquid fertilizer, you can appropriately increase its growth rate, but pay attention to do not long-term accumulation of water, ventilation should be good, fertilization is also as thin as possible, rather than thick.
It is said that the price of succulents in the autumn of this year is relatively firm, just took a look at Frank's price, compared to last year fell a good third, if you like this type of succulent, you can pay attention to this breed.