Few of us are not familiar with an interesting plant called Kalanchoe. To date, there are more than 200 of its varieties, which are divided into two groups - decorative and medicinal. The first beautifully bloom in red, yellow, pink, white flowers. The second species does not have such a colorful flowering, but leaves of this Kalanchoe have healing properties and are used to treat ENT diseases and colds.
If there is a Kalanchoe in your house, try to find out as soon as possible how to properly care for it so that the flower grows in the right conditions. Although the Kalanchoe is considered to be an unpretentious indoor plant, it still needs light, watering , fertilizer, etc. And we will talk about whether it is possible to trim the Kalanchoe after flowering and how to do it correctly.
Pruning Kalanchoe
When growing any varieties of Kalanchoe, especially decorative, it is very important to form a beautiful, neat little bush. Ideally, it should have a rounded shape. This can be achieved by trimming the plant. It is necessary to regularly pinch the tip, and at the side shoots, two young upper leaves should be dived. When new shoots appear on this place, you should wait for the third pair of leaves to appear and pinch them again. These actions are performed until the plant bush takes the desired round shape.
Medicinal plants are even more unpretentious and well tolerate even cardinal pruning, so ugly protruding lateral shoots can be cut off completely without regret.
It is also necessary to cut off all the stems after the Kalanchoe has blossomed. Remove it should be as low as possible, so that the rest of the peduncle does not rot. And, of course, it is necessary to clean old, withered, sick and just plain ugly twigs.
As you can see, care for Kalanchoe at home is not complicated, the main thing is to cut the plant in time and, of course, do not forget about watering and feeding.