Pruning Kalanchoe

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Kalanchoe is an unusual and attractive plant that is often found in houses and apartments. It is very simple to explain such a popularity of culture among flower growers, since Kalanchoe are unpretentious in terms of care, and also have medicinal properties, having a positive effect on the human body

But even such a not capricious flower loves proper care, including such procedures as watering, fertilizing, loosening the earth, pruning. The latter is a very easy process, but for which the grower must have certain skills in order not to harm the plant. To do this, you need to know the correct sequence and the required time frame for the operation.

Pruning and its role for the Kalanchoe

During the pruning of Kalanchoe, it is necessary to eliminate excess leaves and flowering elements. Also, this operation will help to give the plant a diligent appearance and a rounded shape. The appearance of the plant appears to be a medium-sized bush, the stem of which stretches upward, where it also has many branches arranged in a chaotic manner. After pruning, the plant will look much more attractive and original. But not only the aesthetic and decorative function is improved after the implementation of this procedure. In addition, pruning helps the plant to create the most comfortable conditions for its growth and development. Sap accumulates inside the flower, which is then distributed evenly along the processes, filling the leaf plates of the Kalanchoe. After that, the flower will become the most persistent and juicy, and the risk of wilting and drying out will be minimized.

There are three types of pruning carried out for a plant such as Kalanchoe. These include prophylactic, initial procedure and post-flowering surgery. As a tool for carrying out the operation, you must choose a sharp knife or blade used as a stationery. It is categorically impossible to manually tear the leaves from the Kalanchoe, since this can negatively affect the plant. In most cases, the flower withers after this.

Pruning depending on the Kalanchoe variety

Different varieties of Kalanchoe require different rules and pruning norms. In the modern world, there are about two hundred varieties of this culture, but not all of them are suitable for growing indoors. The most popular among gardeners is the Blossfeld Kalanchoe, characterized by flowering bright red buds. You can remove excess leaves from him at any time and in any quantity. Even in such a situation, when the pruning touches the leaves and branches of the adventitious type, the Kalanchoe will still soon be covered with fresh leaves again.

Everything is quite different with other plant varieties that have white and yellow flowers. Since they are rare, their exactingness and whims are much higher than those of the red-flowered Kalanchoe. Here, too frequent and abundant removal of leaves can lead to a lot of unpleasant consequences. Before pinching Kalanchoe such varieties, it is necessary to determine the variety of the flower with maximum accuracy. Usually, proper pruning does not cause any harm to the plant. But in such a situation, when a wound remains on the stem from pruning, which begins to rot, it is necessary to pour some ash from the wood into it.

Pruning preventive and initial

As soon as a young plant has taken root in a certain place, and began to grow actively, it is necessary to immediately pinch it for it. On each shoot, you need to cut off the top leaves in the amount of one or two pieces. This is the initial pruning procedure. The next step, when necessary, is a preventive pruning. When new shoots appear on the plant in place of the trimmed leaves, and then the leaves, you need to trim them again so that the shape of the flower is beautiful and neat. In the winter season, especially after November, pruning is highly undesirable. It will be possible to start the next cycle of pruning operations only from May, but before the Kalanchoe blooms. Prophylactic pruning can be carried out as soon as fresh leaves appear on the shoots. It is not necessary to wait until they grow up. After the initial pruning, you should not place the Kalanchoe container in a very bright room. Due to the bright light, the flower can start to grow very vigorously, which is of no benefit.