How to care for Edo Purple

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growth habits

Maintenance tips

Reproduction method

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Lighting: Edo Purple prefers a sunny growing environment, tolerates semi-shade, and needs proper shading in summer; Watering: During the vigorous growth period, keep the pot soil moist but not waterlogged; Fertilization: Apply decomposed thin liquid fertilizer once a month; Repotting: Repotting once a year in spring, the potting soil should be loose and fertile; Pruning: Prune in time. Generally, cuttings can be used to propagate.

growth habits

Growth habits

Edo purple is a succulent plant belonging to the Crassulaceae family and native to Africa. It likes a warm, semi-shady, dry and sunny growing environment, and is drought tolerant and intolerant to cold. It likes warmth, and the optimal temperature for growth is between 18°C and 23°C. It cannot survive once the temperature drops below 10°C in winter.

Care tips

Light

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Edo Purple prefers a sunny growing environment and tolerates semi-shade. In spring, autumn and winter, Edo purple must receive sufficient light, and it must be properly shaded during hot weather in summer, in order to cultivate plants with thick leaves, obvious white powder, and clear and obvious purple-brown spots.

Watering

During the peak growth period of Edo purple, that is, spring and autumn, the pot soil should be kept moist but not waterlogged. When the temperature is high in summer, ventilation should be strengthened and watering should be moderate to avoid yellowing and rotting of the stems and leaves at the base due to excessive soil moisture.

Fertilization

Fertilize once a month Decomposed thin liquid fertilizer or inorganic compound fertilizer. Fertilization should not be done too frequently or too much.

Repotting and pruning work

Repot once every spring. The potting soil should be loose and fertile, sandy soil with good drainage and water retention properties.

Prune the plants to keep them in perfect shape.

Due to the developed root system of Edo Purple, larger pots should be used for planting. The newly planted plants should be maintained in a brightly lit place without direct sunlight. There is no need to water them too much. Normal maintenance will be carried out after they resume their growth.

Reproduction method

Generally choose Cuttings are used in spring and autumn, and can also be done in winter when the temperature is higher than 18°C.

Maintenance tips

Reproduction method

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