Echeveria, known to flower growers as "stone roses", represent about one and a half hundred species of plants, united into one genus. These succulents, found naturally from northwestern South America to Mexico, look like medium-sized shrubs or squat rosettes formed by succulent leaves. Stone roses reproduce well by cuttings, and species Echeveria can be grown from seeds.
It is necessary
- - sand;
- - peat;
- - humus earth;
- - mixture for succulents;
- - drainage;
- - charcoal;
- - broken brick;
- - fertilizer for cacti.
Instructions
Step 1
To grow Echeveria from seeds, mix the substrate with equal amounts of sand and peat. Pour slightly damp soil into the container so that there is a free space between the surface of the potting mix and the edge of the container. Place the seeds in a container and cover with a transparent lid. The best time to germinate echeveria is considered to be the beginning of spring or the end of the last winter month.
Step 2
Place the container with the substrate in a place with a temperature of about 20 degrees. For two weeks, which will be required for the germination of echeveria, ventilate the sowing and spray the surface of the soil with settled water without special additives.
Step 3
After the seedlings have a pair of true leaves, cut the young plants into separate bowls with a mixture of one part of sand and two parts of leafy soil.
Step 4
As soon as the rosettes of the young Echeveria reach two centimeters in diameter, transplant the seedlings into small pots. At the bottom of the containers, put a drainage layer consisting of expanded clay, and use a mixture for succulents as a substrate, adding a little broken brick and chopped charcoal to it.
Step 5
To retain the distinctive features of hybrid echeveria, use individual leaves, cuttings or small rosettes formed at the roots as planting material. It is recommended to separate them from the mother plant in the spring. Lightly wither the cut of the shoots or leaves and plant the cuttings in containers filled with a mixture of the same amount of sand and humus earth. Rooted plants can be transplanted into succulent soil with the addition of coal and broken bricks.
Step 6
Like other succulents, Echeveria tolerates direct sunlight well. You can place pots of these plants by the south-facing windows. Water the rock roses as the soil dries so that water does not fall on the outlet itself. In the spring and summer, feed the plant with a mild cactus fertilizer solution. So that echeveria does not lose its decorative effect, this should be done no more than once a month. With the onset of warm days, you can take the flower out into the fresh air. Place the plant pot in a place where drops will not fall in the rain.
