The Christ thorn is generally considered to be very easy to care for. However, it sometimes reacts to mistakes in care or the wrong location by shedding its leaves. The reasons are different, but mostly the thorn of Christ can be helped well.
If the Christ Thorn loses a lot of leaves, something is wrong
If you often forget to water, then one day your thorn of Christ may stand bare in front of you. The same can happen if it is in a too cool place, because the Christ's thorn loves warmth. However, it should be a little cooler during the dry period. During this time, heat can lead to leaf loss. By the way, without a dry period, your Christ's thorn will not bloom.
A warning sign that your Christ's Thorn is unwell is yellow leaves. You should quickly move the plant to a more suitable location. It should be warm and airy there. In summer you are welcome to place your thorn outside in the garden or on the balcony. So he will recover fairly quickly.
Can I still save my thorn of Christ?
Even if your thorn has already lost a few leaves, it can usually still be saved. If you have watered it too little, put it in a slightly cooler place and slowly increase the watering quantity. With a bit of luck, this will initiate the flowering period, which follows the dry period.
Although the Christ's thorn likes it warm in summer, too hot temperatures bother it just as badly as cold. Make sure that the location of your thorn of Christ does not get warmer than 30 °C. During the dry period, the temperature should not drop below 15 °C. Incidentally, too frequent watering easily leads to root rot and makes your Christ's thorn susceptible to pests or diseases.
Some reasons for the loss of leaves on the Christ thorn:
- Location too dark or too cool
- poured too little
- wintered too warm
tips
Water your thorn moderately in summer and very sparingly during the dry period. If you generally keep the temperature between 5 °C and 30 °C, then leaf loss will not be an issue for you.