Do Succulents Have Flowers?

To answer directly, yes. Succulents have flowers; however, not all succulents are able to bloom flowers. Most succulents are actually shy to bloom, especially if they are kept indoors in containers.

If you want your succulents to bloom, you are reading the perfect article. You will find here everything that you need to know how to grow flowers out of you succulents, the best time for them to bloom, and more.

Before we go on with the tips and tricks to taking care of flowering succulents, let us first answer this common question. The answer is – most succulents do not die after flowering. Sadly, some do. An example of a family of succulent that dies after blooming is the monocarpic plant. The plant unfortunately dies after it’s done flowering or blooming. That is why it is called the bloom of death.

What is the real score on blooming succulents? Why do some succulents bloom while others do not? While all are capable to bloom, only some do. For succulents to bloom flowers, they the location and the condition of these succulents have to be just right. So if your succulents have the perfect location and condition, then prepare yourself to witness a beautiful long-lasting bloom.

Let us talk about the important aspects of a succulent’s location and environment so that we can help you bloom your succulents. Let’s get down to business!

To get your succulents into the blooming, your succulents need to be in an environment with just the right temperature.

During the summer, many of the succulents need higher temperatures to set their blooming chemistry. It is best to keep your succulents outdoors during the summer because keeping them in climate-controlled homes will not help them reach their potential to bloom flowers.

However, you can’t move them suddenly from inside your home to the outdoors. The move should be gradual. Gradually move them to locations in your house that will expose them to more heat and sunlight. This happens in a span of a couple of weeks until they are already in partial sun and warm temperatures.

For succulents that come from cold-winter deserts like the high-altitude South American deserts, they need winter dormancy and cold temperatures to help them bloom flowers. Therefore, during the winter months, make sure to put your succulents in cool areas as well.

Blooming flowers is one of the essences of a plant because we all know that seeds are needed to perpetuate the species. However, we need to keep in mind that in order for the plant to bloom they need the food to power up the blocks for flower formation.

Since we cultivate these succulents in our homes, they need the extra food to bloom unlike in the desert where nutrients are kept intact in the soil because there is not a lot of rain to leach the nutrients from the soil.

For our case (us gardeners), we should begin to fertilize the succulents in spring. This liquid fertilizer is one of the best we can recommend that you use. Click this link to check out the price and whether it ships to your city. We hope it does because it has raw nutrients and it is long lasting.

Use half strength of this fertilizer once a month while the plant is growing. Stop feeding the fertilizer when late summer or early fall comes.

Water is essential in the formation of your succulent’s flowers. If your succulents are unable to receive water, your succulents may still live but they will definitely thrive.

During the growth periods of your succulents, you must water your succulents thoroughly until the water is already coming out of your pot’s holes. However, you must remember not to water them again until the top inch of your succulent’s soil is dry. Feel the soil first before thinking of water your succulents!

During dormancy (which is during a whole lot of the year), you need to keep your succulents drier. To keep your succulents, dry, you will be needing a very good and well-draining potting mix.

Check out the Superfly Bonsai Succulent and Cactus Soil Mix.

The Superfly Bonsai mixes different components from the best places. This potting mix contains ¼ hard Japanese Akadama, ¼ USA Pumice, ¼ New Zealand Pine Bark, and ¼ Haydite. With all these non-organic ingredients combined (no dirt!), your succulents are provided with optimal drainage, water retention, nutrient uptake, and air to the roots (which succulents super love).

To produce the food need for blooming, you need to expose your succulents to sunlight for half a day. It’s better if you expose the in the morning! The sun is perfect. If you feel like your succulent is not growing well, they probably lack the sun exposure that they need.

Only very few succulents can bloom when kept in full shade like the gasterias, haworthias, and some aloes. Otherwise, they need sunlight to grow and have a full bloom.

If your succulents are already blooming with flowers, congratulations! You did it and you provided the right location and condition for your succulents to bloom. Isn’t it a worthwhile feeling to witness your succulents bloom flowers? However, your care for your succulents does not stop there. If your succulents are already blooming, you have to look after it still.

Make sure to keep an eye out for aphids buzzing around your succulents because they usually are attracted to flowers that are only beginning to develop. While these aphids are not harmful to plants, heavy infestations will cause the leaves to curl, wilt, or stunt your plant’s growth. If you see them buzzing around, spray them with 50% or even 70% of an alcohol product. You may also use a horticulture soap. Those will definitely keep the aphids away from your blooming succulents.

You also have to be cautious of the temperature. We kept them under the sun to bloom; however, if the temperature reaches 80 and above, you will have to lessen them to their sun exposure. Remember that some succulents can’t take extreme heat. It really depends on the succulent that you are taking care of so you really need to do some extra research on your particular succulent. We got you covered! Everything you need to know can be found here at Eden Succulents.

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