Stop it! Once the leaves become like this, they will die immediately if you water them again!

Which flowers go dormant in summer?

There are generally three types of plant dormancy in summer: bulb dormancy, seed dormancy, and complete dormancy.

Bulb dormancy

Bulbous flowers such as daffodils, tulips, hyacinths, cyclamen, agapanthus, and amaryllis need to go dormant in the summer.

Seed dormancy

Most annual or biennial plants use seeds as dormant organs, such as camellia, violets, lilies, daisies, poppies and other flowers.

Hibernate All

Some flowers are not resistant to high temperatures and will enter a completely dormant state in summer. Flowers such as Clivia, carnation, geranium, fuchsia, calla lily, etc. are all in a dormant state.

Succulents dormancy

In summer, many winter-type succulents and some spring-autumn-type succulents will enter a dormant period, such as Black Magic, Jade Dew, Mountain Rose, Alocasia odora, Money String, Black Claw, Coral Beads, and Haworthia.

How to determine whether it is dormant?

During the dormant period, the leaves will wilt, lose their luster, and fall off. These symptoms are somewhat similar to those of illness. So how do you determine whether your flowers are dormant or there is a problem with their maintenance?

Hibernation performance

1. Look at the gloss of the leaves

Observe the gloss of the leaves. If the leaves are dull and the plant is wilted, and cannot regain its gloss after a period of normal maintenance, it means that it is dormant.

2. Check the rhizome status

Observe the growth of the roots for several days to see if there are any new buds emerging. If not, it means that the plant is growing slowly or even stopped, which is a sign of dormancy.

3. Look at the symptoms of dehydration

Before entering dormancy, the leaves of the plant will gradually fall off, dehydrate and shrink. If normal maintenance still fails to improve the condition, it means the plant is dormant.

4. Look at the temperature reaction

If there are several days of rainy weather causing the temperature to drop, and the plant suddenly changes from its usual sluggish state and gradually starts to grow, it means that it has entered a summer dormancy period due to the temperature, and the possibility of illness can be ruled out.

Symptoms of illness

Common plant diseases in summer include: yellow leaves, withered leaves, falling leaves, spots, root rot, insect attraction, etc. To rule out the possibility of dormancy, it is enough to observe just one point.

Observe the soil

No matter what symptoms appear on the leaves, there must be a problem with the soil first, either too much water and fertilizer or too dry and lacking in nutrients.

1. If there are problems with the dryness and fertility of the potting soil, adjust it according to the preferences of the plant and see if it can recover after a period of normal maintenance. If you can, you can rule out hibernation.

2. If there is no problem with the potting soil, observe whether the leaves attract insects, have disease spots, black rot, etc. If so, it means that the plant is infected with pests and diseases, and dormancy can be ruled out.

Summary: To determine whether a plant is dormant, simply use the process of elimination. Make sure that there are no problems with the light, water, fertilizer, and soil, but the leaves still fall off little by little, then it is basically dormant.

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