Choose fertile and well drained culture soil for planting. You can use different rural soil, mixed with peat, vermiculite and perlite. It's almost breathable. If the soil is not permeable or fertile enough, the black mage's leaves will be pale, purple and green, ugly.
The black mage likes the warm, dry and sunny environment, which is resistant to drought, cold and half shade. In the spring and autumn growing season, the growth of the black mage is quite pleasant. The most suitable temperature for growing period is 20 ~ 25 ℃, which can bear 5 ℃ low temperature in winter. When the temperature is lower than 5 ℃, the phenomenon of leaf warming and defoliation is easy to appear.
In summer, the black mage will have slight defoliation, but it will not affect its growth. So in summer, we should pay attention to ventilation, reduce watering, and move to the bright place where the sun is not direct. Try to put it in the shade of the room, and the indoor ventilation will have a certain impact.
Spring and autumn is the main growth stage, so water and fertilizer management should be strengthened properly. In winter, water according to their own conditions and plant status, and pay attention to cold prevention. If there are heating facilities in the room, pay attention to strengthen the light, and water according to the growth.
The black mage will enter a short dormancy in summer. At this time, the plant state should be observed according to the temperature, the number of watering should be reduced correspondingly, and half shade maintenance should be appropriate.
You can cut the rosette leaf plate in early spring and sprout on the remaining stems. Black mage is a good breed. If you don't prune, it will grow very high.
The black mage's embellishment is very interesting. There will be spots at the growth point, and there will be a strange scene of flattening the branches. It seems that he has lost his original elegant appearance.
In the growing season, the black mage will often burst out many heads, surprise and surprise people.
The branches will be higher and longer, and the leaves at the bottom will dry up and fall. Other succulent plants also have this situation. Don't worry too much. This is how old piles are made.