How to Care for The Maternity Plant

Isn’t that beautiful? You are able to witness this plant produce its younglings before your very eyes. But wait, you are probably wondering how this maternity plant is able to produce their young on the edge of their leaves. Before going into that story, let us tell you a few more things about this amazing plant.

The Maternity Plant or Mother of Thousands is a member of the Crassulaceae family. They are also related to the famous jade plant and Flaming Katy (Kalanchoe blossfeldiana). It looks a whole lot like the chandelier plant! They even share a lot of similar growing conditions and traits.

Alright, so going back. How come this plant is able to do such a “motherly” thing? Here is the story! This maternity plant is actually not able to produce seeds. Therefore, they are only able to reproduce from plantlets, and not just plantlets but a lot of plantlets. Sometimes, they can get out of hand because the maternity plant is an abundant producer. No wonder it is also called the Mother of Thousands.

Caring for The Maternity Plant

Let us proceed! This particular succulent does not necessarily need good drainage. However, it is still the best decision to pot this maternity plant in a commercial cactus soil mix. If you choose to use standard potting soil, it is still a must to put sand in the potting soil to provide sharper drainage.

If you are new to the gardening industry, we know how challenging it can be to pick the right essentials and tools for your plants. Being a gardener is not an easy role. Being a gardener is somehow similar to being a mother because technically, you are taking care of life and you have the challenging yet fulfilling role of nourishing this life or these lives (if you have more than just one succulent) on your own hands.

Choosing the soil, for example, is one of the particularly harder tasks. However, when choosing the best soil for your succulents, you have to realize that our succulents are not as picky as you think. You do not need to go on a search for the best potting soil ever because your succulents’ needs are actually pretty simple. For as long as the potting soil that you will use on your succulents has the balance of absorbing and draining water, your succulents will thrive.

Top 3 Succulent Potting Soils to Use

This Cactus and Succulent Blend potting mix contains coir, perlite, pumice, sand, and stalite. This is actually one of the best brands to use because it is rot resistant. What does that mean? It means that this soil mix is able to provide excellent drainage while absorbing ideal amounts of water.

It is able to do so because of its unique ingredients such as pumice, coir, and stalite. The coir is the most unique ingredient. The presence of coir means there is the absence of peat moss. This makes the potting soil a wonderful draining mix not just for succulents but for other houseplants as well such as plumeria. Check it out for the prices and if it ships to your area!

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).

Bonsai Jack Succulent and Cactus Soil Gritty Mix. Your succulents will absolutely love this potting soil. This soil is not only fast-draining, but it is nurturing as well. This soil is also good at preventing root rot and overwatering. This potting soil is in demand among both succulent hobbyists and experts.

Let us proceed to other ways you can take care of your maternity plant so that it can be a Mother of Thousands! Ha! See what we did there?

If you choose to grow the maternity plant indoors, you must first locate an area where your succulent can receive bright, indirect light for several hours. On the other hand, if you choose to grow the maternity plant outdoors, while succulents love the sunlight, you have to avoid giving them direct afternoon sun. Too much direct sunlight may get your succulents’ leaves to burn. We do not want that to happen to our precious succulents.

Why You’ll Love Taking Care of The Maternity Plant

How about you send us photos of your maternity plant? We would love to see how you took care of them. Check out the rest of our site for any other succulent-related information you may need to grow your own succulents.