Tia, also known as Green Flame, is a succulent of the genus Sedum and the genus Lithopoeen, which is compact, easy to raise, and colorful! It is easy to grow from the bottom of the stem, forming a multi-branch structure, the height of the plant can reach 20 cm, and as it grows, the lower leaves will gradually fall off, forming old piles.
Tia's leaves are normally green, but in autumn and winter, given full light, Tia's leaves will start red from the edges to the entire leaf, so red that you can't help but be fiery.
1. Growth environment
Tia Succulents prefer warm, dry, ventilated and sunny environments, are drought-tolerant, hardy, shade-tolerant, adaptable, but not resistant to sun exposure.
2. Pay attention to watering
There is generally no significant period of dormancy. The growth period can be fully watered, and when the summer temperature is high, attention should be paid to shade and a small amount of watering, at the same time, strengthening ventilation is also essential.
3. Light maintenance
Be sure to give the plant sufficient light, the lack of light is easy to grow, the leaves become loose and thin. In winter, move indoors to a sunny place for maintenance.
4. Potting medium
The main point of the medium is loose, good drainage performance, more fertile, it is recommended to add an appropriate amount of bone meal to the pelvic floor as a base fertilizer.
Tia uses cinder mixed peat, mainly breathable, there is no specific proportion, and the surface of the basin is covered with granular river sand, which is beautiful and breathable.
Spring, autumn and early summer are the main growth periods of Tia Succulents. The potting soil should be dried and watered thoroughly, and it is easy to wither the old leaves if it is too dry during the growth period (except during the dormant period).
5. Wintering maintenance
In winter, if the minimum temperature is not less than 5 ° C, you can water normally, so that the plant continues to grow, if you can not maintain such a high temperature, you must slowly control the watering, so that the plant gradually dormant, pot soil dry can withstand the indoor low temperature of minus 3 degrees (outdoor not, there is frost).
Tia succulents breeding soil can be breathable, Tia is more adaptable to the soil, not easy to get sick, pay attention to flowering do not provoke aphids on it.
The propagation of Tia can be decapitated to produce tillers, can also be propagated by leaf cuttings, the success rate of cuttings is still quite high, and the leaves on the flowering plant stalks are the easiest to cut. Replyable: Leaf cuttings!