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Winter vs. Summer growers

Somewhere here there is a chart, I can't find it, that shows which plants grow when. Do any of you remember where it is? It was posted in the last 2 yrs. Thanks so much.

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  • 8 years ago

    Those tables were never that accurate and there are so many exceptions within each genera of succulents. In the broadest sense, I suppose they are kind of accurate but for people who are having plants with troubles I think it's better to consider exactly what they are growing and under which conditions.

    Any specific ones you are looking for?

    Barb in Eastern North Carolina, zone 8 thanked ewwmayo
  • 8 years ago

    Barb, if you search for the word 'dormancy', that will help a lot for general info. But what eww wrote for specific plants since so many people here have experienced what happens.

    Barb in Eastern North Carolina, zone 8 thanked Jeff (5b)
  • 8 years ago
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    Here ya go Barb, but take this Link with a grain of salt;). I’ve had a few very confused plants. For example my Dorstenia foetida bloomed tons of flowers all winter long and is still blooming, but not as much as the winter. I think he’s a little confused because he looked much nicer in the winter;).

    Barb in Eastern North Carolina, zone 8 thanked Kara 9b SF Bay Area CA
  • 8 years ago

    Thank you all, I will remember that some of the plants will have a "mind" of their own. I have mainly Jades, Haws, Echeverias, Senecios, Aloes, Gasterias, and Sedums. I only got successful with my C & S from reading here the past 2 yrs. The previous years I struggled with over or underwatering, and too much or too little light and way wrong soil. Thanks to you all I am much more informed now.

  • 8 years ago

    Jades, Echeveria, and Gasteria are quite opportunistic. They will grow very well when conditions are good.

    Haworthia are opportunistic as well but will shut down under high heat, which I suppose makes them "not hot summer growers".

    I only have a few Senecio, Aloe, and Sedum, but I find them quite opportunistic growers as well. Only my hardy Sedum don't grow in winter. =)

    Barb in Eastern North Carolina, zone 8 thanked ewwmayo
  • 8 years ago

    A few months ago I found a dormancy chart, I think from a nursery, that contained thouslands of plants. Each had a Jan-Dec table with dormancy periods marked on it. It was amazing, I just don't know what query got me to it.

    Barb in Eastern North Carolina, zone 8 thanked Rob Blomquist
  • 8 years ago

    If you find it Rob, please tell us!

  • 8 years ago

    This is an interesting article and also allows for Ewwmayo's post about growing conditions changing when and how they are active.


    http://www.succulentsbyjmo.com.au/aeonium/when-do-succulents-have-their-growing-and-dormant-seasons/

  • 8 years ago

    What about mesembs? If they're under grow lights all year, will they flower at all or at appropriate times? I've had Lithops on a window sill, one of which flowered last fall, but just about all of the others I have now are seedlings and I'm not familiar with them.

    Age of the seedlings also complicates things. I recently potted two types of Cheiridopsis and I want to pot some Fenestreria (Baby Toes) soon and put them in the kitchen where there are grow lights and some window sun and where there's at least some temp change throughout the year, but I don't know if they'll start the seasonality thing yet or not. They're all about 6 months old.

  • 8 years ago

    Mesembs are hard to classify as some are from winter rainfall regions and others from summer rainfall regions.

    In general, most Mesmembs flower in the fall or spring. They observe the seasons even indoors because our homes do not have perfect climate control and still give them the right cues.

    Baby Mesembs also follow the seasons. It's fun seeing some of my baby Titanopsis flower in the fall and spring. How fast they do so really depends on how good your growing conditions are. Just a few leaves somehow ends up being 'adult' which can be quite surprising.

    I only have Cheiridopsis denticulata but it hasn't flowered for me yet. Supposedly they flower late winter.