How To Care For Summer & Winter Dormant Succulents

Succulents and other plants have developed ways to cope with unfavourable growing conditions. Dormancy is one of them.
Some go dormant in summer while others in winter. Furthermore, dormancy can be split into endo and eco dormancy.
In this video we'll have a look at what dormancy is, when succulents go dormant, how to identify dormant succulents and, finally, how to care for summer and winter-dormant succulents.
Timeline:
00:00 Intro
00:52 Dormancy- definition
02:10 What dormant succulents look like
03:26 When do succulents go dormant
04:32 Summer-dormant succulent care
05:54 Winter-dormant succulent care
07:06 Succulents indoors
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[@franckelatter9829]

That’s great information, to understand the life cycle of some plants is really good.

[@dilligaf8349]

This has been one of my greatest problems as a novice. Not realising some are dormant at different times of the year.

[@SucculentGrowingTips]

It can certainly be tricky as some can go dormant even when they're not meant to. For instance, during severe droughts or long lasting heatwaves. The good news is that the majority grow Spring-Autumn. It's mostly Aeonium and some Sedum that grow better in Winter 🙂

[@swatigokhale9495]

Thanku this was a great vdo. Where i stay i have murdered off quite some aeoniums as i allowed them to go crisp as i thot they r dormant and did not water them. The winters are extremely mild so most actively grow here esp agavoides do well in d mild winters. Thanku

[@SucculentGrowingTips]

Thank so much- glad it helped a bit 🙂 I think with brutal summers we both seem to get, a few rules need to be broken for them to survive. I've also learned this by killing a few 😅

[@jeanine6492]

Thanks! Great information as usual.

[@SucculentGrowingTips]

Thank you- very much appreciated 🙂💚

[@bonniebonnie7149]

Thank you for an excellent video! What about mixed succulents in pots? Should I separate them by dormancy periods? So for example, echeverias in 1 pot? Aeonium in a separate pot? Where would crassula and senecio go? Thank you for your help. Bonnie

[@SucculentGrowingTips]

Good Point! I'll make a video about that. But basically this is what i do- I have a few mixed pots with Aeonium+Grapto+Echeveria and just pop them under shadecloth in summer and water where the Aeonium is in winter. It seems to work. When i make the video i'll ask people to comment to see if anyone has a different approach :)

[@cristenmcc4326]

POV: you sounded super annoyed

[@SucculentGrowingTips]

this is what my voice sounds like naturally 😐 I know it’s monotone but, unfortunately, there’s sweet f a i can do about it…

[@marialakshmi2330]

@@SucculentGrowingTips😮 rude… I love your accent and voice. I do turn CC on and you are very clear 🙏🏼🇦🇺🌵🪴👍🏼