It is important to know how to trim Kalanchoe
Kalanchoe is a plant that can be seen in many apartments. And there is an explanation for this: almost all of its varieties are unpretentious and capable of exerting a healing effect on the body. However, even the most picky flower needs in proper care of Kalanchoe... it watering, fertilization, soil loosening, pruning. Pruning is a simple process, but in order not to harm the flower, you need to know how to prune the Kalanchoe, namely the sequence of the procedure and the best time for this.
What is Kalanchoe pruning at home and why is it needed?
In addition to the decorative purpose, pruning Kalanchoe at home is necessary to create the most favorable conditions for plant life. The accumulated sap inside the flower is distributed evenly over the processes, filling the leaves. The plant becomes succulent and more resistant to drying out and wilting.
Kalanchoe pruning is of three types:
- initial;
- preventive;
- after flowering.
It is better to use a sharp table knife or stationery blade to trim the flower. Picking off the leaves by hand can damage the plant and cause it to wilt.
How to cut Kalanchoe depending on the type of flower
Depending on the Kalanchoe varieties the rules for pruning are also different. To date, more than 200 plant varieties are known, however, few can grow at home. The most common variety is Blossfeld, which blooms with bright red flowers. Pruning of its excess leaves can be done in unlimited quantities. Even if you cut off all the adventitious branches and leaves, leaving only a "stump", after a while this flower will again be covered with thick leaves.
The situation is more complicated with the Kalanchoe varieties, blooming white and yellow flowers. Such varieties of it are quite rare and whimsical. Excessive leaf removal can be detrimental to the plant. Before pinching Kalanchoe of rare species, it is necessary to accurately determine its variety.
As a rule, competent pruning of Kalanchoe is painless for a flower. However, in the case of a wound on the stem in the form of rotting, it is necessary to sprinkle this place with a small amount of wood ash.
Initial and preventive pruning
A young plant must be pinched almost immediately, as soon as it has taken root and begins to grow. On each of the Kalanchoe shoots, it is necessary to cut off one - two upper leaves. This is the initial pruning of the flower. Further, as necessary, preventive pruning will already occur: new shoots will appear at the site of splitting off, on which leaves will form. This procedure must be repeated until the plant takes on a neat rounded or bushy shape.
If you have any questions, you can watch a video on how to cut Kalanchoe at any stage of its growth.
In winter, in particular after November, it is advisable to stop pruning. The procedure can be resumed in late spring, however, at this time the flower may bloom, and then pruning will already be contraindicated.
Prophylactic pruning can be carried out as soon as new leaves form on the shoots. You don't have to wait for them to grow up.
During the initial formation of a flower, it should not be kept in a highly lit room. In bright light, the plant quickly grows, as a result of which its overgrowth occurs.
Pruning Kalanchoe after flowering
After flowering, pruning of Kalanchoe is done not only in order to remove excess leaves, but also in order to free the flower from peduncles. The leaves are removed, as with normal pruning: one or two outer leaves on the stems.
Before pruning the Kalanchoe after flowering, you need to make sure that all its flowers have completely faded. Peduncles must be removed at the very base so that the plant does not start to rot. They must be removed every single one after each flowering of the plant.
This procedure stimulates new growth of stems ready to bloom. Upon completion of pruning Kalanchoe after flowering, the plant needs a rest period. This is the time to cut back on watering and ensure there is no direct sunlight. The time it takes for the flower to come to its senses is about 20 - 40 days.
It is better to prune leaves and peduncles in the morning, preferably before noon.
Timely pruning of the Kalanchoe will provide a lush and rich bush with regular flowering. Proper pruning is the health of the flower.
Hello! They presented the Kalanchoe on March 8, transplanted it into a larger pot, bloomed and grew beautifully, and at the beginning of August he began to shed the leaves, at first I thought the cat was chewing, and then I saw that the plant was sick ... I did not find useful information for myself on the Internet ... I don’t know what to do to heal the plant. I would be very grateful for your help.
There can be three reasons: improper soil composition, poor watering and pests in the soil. In any case, your plant needs to be urgently transplanted into another soil and treated against pests. When transplanting, carefully examine the root system, remove the damaged parts, rinse with a solution of potassium permanganate, sprinkle the sections with wood ash. The leaves and crown of the plant are also treated against pests. Place the flower pot in a free, well-ventilated place.
Natalia! Hello! Please tell me how to cut my beauty correctly? Half of the flowers have already faded and fallen
A pretty flower. I usually cut it to form a ball-like bush. On cut cuttings, I remove the peduncle and root the cuttings themselves. They take root well and very soon begin to bloom. I like to plant these beauties in long pots. It turns out mini-flower beds.
Thank you so much!))
Hello, to remove faded flowers after all have faded - everything means: are all flowers completely, or does it mean everything on one trunk?
otherwise I have to wait a long time when everyone will fade, half has faded, and the other half is still with buds and flowers in the prime of life)
Thank you!
Only faded inflorescences are removed. This makes it possible for the plant to expend energy rationally using its forces.
Hello! My flower was grown from a small shoot formed from an inflorescence. The flower has grown in less than half a year. And now it is a small-leafed bush, and it does not have thickened branches, because of this they sag and I have to tie it up. The pot for him, in principle, is not small, and if you transplant, then they said and I read, only in the spring. Tell me what to do with it? If you cut off the top of your head? How?
Hello! They gave me such a sprout of Kalanchoe. It grows from hemp. Gradually, the lower leaves began to fall off and dry out. I want to transplant and I don’t know how — together with this hemp and roots, or is it better to separate it?
It's hard to say anything without a photo.
Strange, I attached a photo
Try to gently push the ground near the stalk itself. It seems to me there are small roots. Leaf shedding may be due to a disease in your tree stump. You definitely need to disconnect or make a thorough revision of the root hemp. If the branch has its own roots, feel free to separate, repot and feed your plant. It is very pale and the stem is too thin. After transplanting, water the plant with an iodine solution (2 drops of iodine per 1 liter of water) ..
Tell me, the plant is very elongated, you need to prune. I do not know exactly how and when, please tell me. Blooming now, I'm afraid to ruin the bloom
In any case, it is too late to cut the plant now, and it's a pity. Give the Kalanchoe the opportunity to completely bloom, and only then you should rejuvenate the bush. I would cut the stem in half, because it has no side shoots at all. Why do you need a long blooming stick? And so the rest of the main (and so far the only) stem will begin to bush and, over time, a lush compact bush will form.
Hello! My Kalonchoe is sick, I don't know what to do anymore. They gave it to the blooming six months ago, unknowingly, I did not do anything with it after it faded, only transplanted it into a larger pot. New leaves do not have time to grow, the old ones wither and curl. When I started to turn yellow, I stood on a sunny windowsill, then I put it on the table in the shade, but it only got worse. Can it be revived or is the flower dead?
It looks like your Kalanchoe is lacking in nutrients. Try to feed it with complex fertilizers for flowering. From folk remedies, you can use an iodine solution (1-2 drops per liter of water). Works well on indoor flowers and hydrogen peroxide - 2 tbsp. l. add the drug (concentration 3%) to 1 liter of water. Water the Kalanchoe with the resulting solution every 5 days, it is also suitable for spraying leaves.
If after feeding the situation does not change, it is necessary to transplant the flower into fresh soil, inspecting the root system for rot and removing dry leaves. For prevention (and in the presence of rotten roots), treat Kalanchoe with a fungicide.
Good day. I read about pruning Kalanchoe, but did not understand what to do next.
I had such an overgrown copy.
It bloomed beautifully and luxuriantly, but the lower branches were bare and terrible.
I cut off all these branches and rooted the young, from the old one there were branched stumps, from which a bunch of babies went (so far 4 mm in size)
Since a new bush will grow from old shoots, you can form it at your own will. If you do not touch the young sprouts at all, they will grow long again and begin to sag. And if you pinch, you get a compact lush bush. Let them grow a little more and cut off the top. Over time, new branches will appear from the axils of the leaves. They, in turn, will also need to be pinched when they become longer.
Here's a stump with kids. Now wait how they grow up and pinch each ?, and raise the split in two and pinch again?
Then wait how these kids will grow up and pinch them? And then they will start growing in two and pinching again ??
Hello! Tell me what to do with the flower. I took the shoots. And now, in a year, long stems have grown. Prune and how? It's November.
Pruning and pinching is recommended in the spring-summer period, but I can share my experience.Yesterday I pinched young Kalanchoe, and a month ago I cut off the top of an adult plant and just stuck it side by side in a pot (there was no free flowerpot). So, now both this tip and the trimmed plant have already shown small young leaves. So do not be afraid, try it, Kalanchoe grows very quickly. If the shoots are too long, they can be cut in half and the cut tops can be rooted.
good afternoon! I would like to hear advice on how to cut this Kalanchoe after flowering. it blooms for the first time, I was afraid to cut it so as not to damage it. but now what?
When the Kalanchoe has completely bloomed, young plants can be pinched at different levels, for example, one after the third leaf, the second after the fourth, etc. Or it is possible at the same height, see how you like it. As for the old branch with an already lignified stem, it is better to cut it lower, all the same, the leaves in the lower part have already fallen, and new ones will not grow, but after a cardinal haircut, side branches will actively appear. And one more thing - I would plant young bushes - there are too many plants in this pot, if you leave everything, they may be cramped when they start to bush.
thanks for the answer, Olga! the second photo shows old hanging branches, so remove them completely?
That twig, which is completely gone, I would cut off all - young shoots will go from the stump. And at the second lignified and slightly crooked branch, you can leave about 1/3 and try to level it by substituting a support, or cut it off to an even trunk. Don't worry, the flower grows back well and quickly, especially in spring. I even cut mine in winter, and then I grew.
old branches that hang down, also cut off at the root?
Thank you very much for the advice, Olga. It will come in handy for me, I'll wait until it fades and I'll do it.
Always happy to help. Very beautiful tulips, thanks for sharing the photo.
good afternoon Olga! and Kalanchoe is still in bloom, and I am waiting with an ax to cut it. miracles, it has been blooming since New Year.
Remove dying inflorescences with part of the stem. So gradually you will form your flower and enjoy its bloom. The plant is comfortable, so it makes you happy.
Hello, tell me what to do?
It's okay, it's just that your Kalanchoe is stretched out a lot. Perhaps he lacks light. Everything can be easily corrected by pruning, and the cut tops can be rooted.
Thank you, but how to cut it off?
Unambiguously, those shoots that are already drooping should be cut shorter. Is it one bush or several tied together? If there are a lot of plants, plant them in separate pots, otherwise, when they begin to branch, they will have little space. If this is one plant, it seems to me that the middle is too thick and some branches can be removed completely. Do not be afraid to shorten, Kalanchoe easily tolerates a haircut and grows quickly, forming side shoots.
Hello. I have a Kalanchoe Degremona. In one pot, the plant stretched out - as a result, a bare stem from below, but there is a top. How to be. Cut off all the plants to the stump and wait for new shoots or cut off the top and put in water for the roots to appear?
Why not do two in one? If the trunk is too long and "bald" at the bottom, cut it off, leaving a small stump about 1 / 3-1 / 4 high of what it was. And the top with leaves from the cut "stick" can also be separated and rooted.
Thank. I will try both.And I would also like to transplant it, but I got a little confused in the sequence of actions: first cut, then transplant the stumps, or vice versa, first transplant completely, and then cut off? Thank you in advance
At my Kalanchoe I combined both pruning and transplantation. The bush was too high and fell over, there was no point in replanting the whole bush, so I cut it right away. Nothing, everything stuck: both new cuttings and lush thickets already flaunt on old stumps. Maybe this is not entirely correct, but in practice I noticed that Kalanchoe is one of the most responsive plants in terms of pruning and replanting.
Thank you very much!
Hello, this kind of beauty has grown from a shoot, has been blooming for 4 months, the flower has stretched out strongly, it is held by the lattices for flowers, how to cut it correctly when it fades so that it grows not in length but as a lush bush? Thank you in advance!))
You really have a very beautiful flower. As soon as flowering comes to an end, cut off the top to the first large leaves or an even dense trunk. By removing the dried flowers, the stalk can be rooted. Over time, new branches will appear on the remaining trunks from the axils of the leaves, which will later give new flowering.
Thank you very much)
Hello, Kalanchoe has been growing for more than a year on the windowsill, it was not cut off, it was rarely watered, it did not go into the dark, it is very light on the windowsill. The plant grew quite tall, the leaves were greatly crushed. I wanted to bring the plant to its normal form, but I don't know how to fix the situation. Tell me what steps you need to take. Thanks in advance.
Try to post a photo to understand the situation and make specific recommendations.
Hello. I bought a 3-year old Kalanchoe for treatment, but my goal was first of all to transplant it into a growing pot. However, the stem of the plant turned out to be huge and crooked; I even had to put the plant in a huge bucket of water (this is the only way it stands upright). Will the upper shoot give roots if it is cut for transplantation? Does it need to be held in the ground (as far as I know, after it has dried up + activated carbon) or is it enough to put it in water and it will give roots? Thank.
It looks a little like a three-year-old plant. I would try to get 2 separate plants by cutting off the top with a height of no more than 10 cm. You can hold it in a yeast solution or treat the cut with a rootstock and immediately plant it in the ground under a hood. Plant the lower remaining part in a deep pot, deepening the curved part together with the root into the ground. Over time, new branches will appear from the leaf sinuses and the plant will take on a compact form. Let the top grow up to 15 cm and pinch the growth point.
Here is a photo.
Since the bush was not pinched, its branches really stretched out, and the leaves were crushed, because the bush is quite thick. Here you can use two methods: either rejuvenate the plant, or radically cut it. For rejuvenation, you need to cut off the most beautiful apical cuttings and root them - then soon you can get several new, young and full of strength, Kalanchoe, which will already grow large.
And if it's a pity to throw out the old bush, you can just cut it well. Remove the thinnest and most curved shoots completely, and shorten the plump, even branches by 2/3 of their length - very soon you will see new sprouts. Are there two flowers growing in a pot, or is one Kalanchoe so bifurcated? If there are two, it is better to plant in different pots so that they are not cramped when they begin to grow to the sides.
How to shape my flower? Please advise.
Please attach a photo.
Hello! Please advise whether it is necessary to cut and root the tops and how much to cut? Also, the lower leaves begin to turn yellow, what is that missing? Thank!
I would cut off all the tops and root them for new lush bushes. Of course, you are very late with the formation, but you can try to get a beautiful bush from an old plant. There are more than one plant in the pot. root the upper part of the cut cuttings, and discard the lower ones. The height of the remaining branches is no more than 15 cm. The overflow may be the reason for the yellowing of the leaves. In this case, take a break from watering and wait for the appearance of new buds from the leaf axils .. Treat the petioles remaining in the pot with a fungicide just in case.
Thank you very much! I counted 10 tops, is it better to root each in a separate pot or can you plant several tops together?
I love to plant flowering plants in long pots. In this case, you can plant several plants at once. When they grow and begin to bloom, this is an unusual beauty.
Thank you very much for your advice! Please tell me at what distance is it better to plant the cut tops in a long pot?
If I plant in one row, then at a distance of 15 cm. If in a checkerboard pattern or in a zigzag pattern, then 20 cm. I like the second option more, so the flower bed turns out to be more magnificent. It looks spectacular when plants with different colors are planted.
Forgive me, you can still ask if you know what kind of plant it is?
You have Sansevieria trifasciata Hahnii with silvery stripes. The people call the mother-in-law language.
Hello! Tell me if I need to do something with my plant or leave it alone? It does not bloom but autumn has grown like a green ball
What did you want to do with him? A very nice bush, I would not touch it. Well, perhaps, cut off the longest and most elongated branches. And so let him grow. My Kalanchoe also stubbornly refuse to bloom in the house, only when I plant it outside, it bloom.
Hello, please tell me what kind of Kalanchoe is and when is it better and in what places is it better to pinch the plant? I will be very grateful!
The plant looks like Blossfeld. Which of the varieties can be said after flowering. You can pinch the top right now.
Thank you very much, 1 row tops or two rows?
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Good day!
A flower was inherited, according to the shape of the leaves, it was concluded that it was a Kalanchoe
I transplanted, cut the top of the centimeters by 5. Tell me, please, what to do with it next?
This is really a Kalanchoe and you did the right thing to cut it. I would also pinch the tops of those two stalks - they have already begun to stretch. You don't need to do anything special with it. Just place the flower on a light window and it will actively grow side branches. I even pinch mine in winter if it stretches out, otherwise by the spring it simply won't fit on the windowsill.
What is the state of my flowers? In October, pinched. What to do with a bare stem?
What is there to do, because new leaves, alas, will not grow below. My Kalanchoe is also like this in winter, but I noticed that it doesn't depend on the lighting. One on the south window with a bare trunk, the second on the north. I usually leave it as it is, especially with tops like this.It's a pity to cut, but suddenly it wants to bloom. Too long young shoots can be pinched so that they also branch. You will get such a tree, and in the spring just rejuvenate it.
Hello! I cut the flowers a month ago, approximately after the end of flowering, now the plant looks very sad, withers. Tell me how to save him?
Thank!
Maybe you transfused it? Cut bushes usually do not need as much moisture as before the procedure. Try to get it out of the ground, look at the roots, and transplant. Remove all decaying and rotten parts. Can be treated with a fungicide for prevention.
Olga,
I transplanted it and after that I watered it only a week later. I water it every 7-10 days, is that a lot?
You need to cut off all the leaves and twigs that rot, right?
No, it's not often, unless they stand on the north window - I have wet ones there longer. Look at the soil, if it's dry, then water it. And you need to cut off those remnants of peduncles and drying leaves. If new leaves appear, then the old lower ones can simply "move away" themselves, the main thing is that the bush does not rot. I have given up on mine for a long time and I don't pay attention in winter - everything is fine in summer, but before winter the leaves begin to dry out and crumble. But new ones grow, I do not have time to pimple.
Olga, good afternoon!
Prune all dry and decaying leaves / twigs. The land turned out to be very dry, so apparently there was insufficient watering. Tell me how to be now, please.
Normalize watering. To restore, use an iodine solution (3 drops per 1 liter of water).
It's good that I didn't touch my flowers, now there are so many buds, I'm waiting for flowering. Then what should I do with them when they bloom? Should I remove stalks as they dry? I bought a long pot when it is possible to transplant, otherwise the current ones are already small. Maybe after flowering, trim the bare trunks and transplant?
Let them delight you with their flowering. Cut off faded buds. Transplant in the spring. It will be possible to mow and plant cuttings, leaving part of the flower for the emergence of new branches.
And mine is like this, today I completely pinched it all, made large leaves and that would not stretch by pinching)