What should I do if the velvet needles grow too long?

The reason why the velvet needles grow too long

Insufficient light: When the weather is cloudy and rainy, the velvet needles are most likely to grow too tall. Velvet needles like light and can be maintained in full sunlight except for the summer in Xinjiang when they need shade. Due to insufficient light, the plant shape is loose, the leaves are sparsely arranged, and the leaves are long and thin, losing their original beauty.

Too much water: Velvet needles are succulents that do not require much water. If they are supplied with excessive water, they will easily grow too tall. Too much water can also easily cause the roots of the velvet needles to rot. So, water is the source of life, but it also has its limits. Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it, and this is very obvious in succulents.

Velvet needle elongation

The velvet needle plant is originally short in shape, with compactly arranged leaves and fine hairs, which is very cute.

But the leaves of this plant are not only long and thin but also sparsely arranged, making it look like a different plant. It makes people open their eyes wide in surprise and look carefully to see if it is still the lovely one it once was!

The solution to the problem of excessive growth of velvet needles

Beheading and cutting: The overgrown velvet needles have slender leaves and thin branches, so they can be beheaded and replanted.

Cuttings and grafting: Cut off the overgrown branches and graft them again to produce lovely velvety needles.