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It includes a useful card we designed to help you track your watering, fertilizing and other succulent care. We recommend the classic “soak and dry” method for succulents, which involves fully saturating the soil with plenty of water and then letting them dry out completely before the next watering.įor more information on this method and other watering strategies, check out our complete guide to watering succulents.

The leaves begin looking and feeling soft and limp.

While they can’t exactly roar for attention, Bears Paws leaves will inform you that they need watering. One of the nice things about succulents, and Bear Paw specifically, is that they’ll tell you when they’re overdue for watering. Their thick, fleshy leaves soak up and store tons of water, and they originate in a part of Africa that is semi-arid but gets occasional drenching rainstorms. Like most succulents, a Bear Paw does not need to be watered as frequently as most houseplants. But, you can add mulch to the top, use a thin layer of potting soil or coarse sand, or a decorative layer of pebbles, small seashells, or similar material. Some people don’t find this mix very attractive because of the high perlite ratio.

One part gritty amendment (such as perlite or pumice).

Two parts potting soil - ideally, a blend designed for cacti,.

This is a simple recipe for potting mix that will work well for succulents like Bear Paw:

This can be hard to find commercially, but you can easily make your own potting medium. It is also essential to plant your Bear paw in a well-draining succulent or cactus mix that includes lots of perlite or pumice. If the pot you want to use doesn’t have a drainage hole, we’ve collected several strategies for creating good drainage in a pot with no hole. It is best to use a pot with a drainage hole. You can learn more about these problems in our guide to determining what is killing your succulent. Like all succulents, Bear Paw is susceptible to root rot, disease, and pests, but usually due to overwatering and inadequate drainage. Growing your Bear’s Paw in a pot allows you to move the plant into your cave (house or sun porch) to sleep away the winter.

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As the seasons change, you can move the plant to give it as much full sunlight as possible to encourage the reddish tips that make this plant’s leaves so distinctive.

Being able to move it around has two significant benefits: Ideally, plant your Bear Paw in a pot for outdoor growing.

Note: If your plant is in the ground, and your forecast predicts a brief cold snap, use woven blankets, a cold frame, or other protection to keep it from freezing. That means it is best not to plant them directly into the ground unless you are in Zone 9b or higher. This will promote your plant’s health, and a little sun stress will encourage the tips of its leaves to redden attractively.īear Paw is moderately cold-tolerant, but, like a bear, it prefers to hibernate in a cozy spot in the winter. Outdoor Placementįor the ideal outdoor placement, choose a location with as much full sunlight as possible for at least six hours.

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For more information on how to care for succulents indoors and outdoors, check out our guide. If you only have a north, east, or west-facing window available, add a grow light to keep your plant happy and healthy. Luckily, Bear’s Paw responds well to supplemental light. If you put it in a north-facing window, the succulent is likely to become leggy even if it gets quite a bit of sun exposure.

Indoor PlacementĪ south-facing window is a must when growing a Bear Paw indoors. Although it still looks attractive, the chunky and heavy leaves are more prone to dropping. Providing adequate sunlight is also a must because a light-starved Bear’s Paw will become a little leggy. Outdoors, the more sunlight it gets, the more the tips will redden. Info: Indoors, your Bear’s Paw will probably stay green. If they get plenty of sunlight, the “claws” on the leaves will turn a dark reddish color, like your bear has been hunting. Bear Paw wants full sunlight, outdoors or in a south-facing window, for at least six hours per day.

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