Succulents are among the easy-care houseplants that make gardening life easy for beginners. The floral life artists cause headaches when they rigorously keep the longed-for blooms under wraps. You can find out here what trick you can use to get your plants to bloom.
How do you make succulents bloom?
To get succulents to bloom, you should move them to a cooler location at 12-15 degrees Celsius during winter rest (November to February), lower the temperature at night, water little and do not fertilize. In summer you can use sunny places outdoors to promote flower formation.
Reducing the temperature makes succulents willing to bloom - here's how it works
Cacti and other succulent species rely on a cold stimulus so that they produce their buds. While this process occurs naturally on hardy succulents, you can help your houseplants a little with the following strategy:
- Relocate succulent houseplants from heated rooms from November to February
- Place in a bright to sunny location with temperatures of 12 to 15 degrees Celsius
- Alternatively, reduce nighttime temperatures by around 5 degrees in living rooms in winter
- Water only enough to prevent the root ball from drying out
- Do not fertilize from October/November to February/March
With the combination of a cooler location and modified care, you can prepare succulent flowering plants for another period of flowering. 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 acclimatization of 8 days in a partially shaded location, direct sunlight promotes flower induction.
Tip
Winter-blooming succulents, like the wonderful poinsettia, stop growing in spring. To ensure that the magical flowers unfold again in the coming Advent, place the popular houseplant in a cool location at 15 to 17 degrees Celsius for 4 to 6 weeks. Then pot the succulent flower beauty in fresh soil and place it in a sunny window seat at 20 to 24 degrees.
