Q&A for How to Care for Flaming Katy

Usually from February to April. The more you expose the plant to the light, the more it will bloom.

You don't have to cut the plant. You can just remove dead flowers to stimulate flowering.

It will survive if the temperature doesn't drop below zero. Otherwise, it could die.

Yes. If a new stem grows, you can remove the dead one without damaging the plant.

Flaming Katy can thrive in indirect sunlight while blooming for a couple of months. For long-term growth, place it near a window where it receives 2-4 hours of direct sunlight each day, along with regular watering and fertilizing every 4-6 weeks. If the plant is healthy with bright green, fleshy leaves, you can encourage it to flower by providing 14 hours of darkness daily for about 6 weeks, which can trigger blooming.

When older, lower leaves turn yellow, it's a sign they are dying and the plant is recycling nutrients to new leaves. This is natural, but it may also mean the plant needs more frequent fertilization.

Yes, you can repot it into a slightly larger pot with drainage holes and use a commercial potting mix.

Yes, Flaming Katy can be poisonous to pets. Be sure to keep it out of their reach on a shelf or table.

A commercial potting mix is usually best for Flaming Katy, or you can use a potting mix for succulents.

Flaming Katy is prone to overwatering, which can damage the roots and cause the flowers to droop. Water only once a week, and lift the pot before watering to ensure it is lightweight and dry. If it feels heavy, wait until it is lighter.

Flaming Katy can grow tall when it doesn't get enough light. Place it near a window for 2-3 hours of direct sunlight daily. It usually stops flowering after a few months indoors.

Either method will work. Using well-drained potting soil, stick in the cutting(s), water thoroughly, enclose in a plastic bag to maintain high humidity and place in a warm, bright location that does not receive direct sun. Add water after 7 to 10 days. It should have roots in two or three weeks.

No, just a bright, sunny window. It is quite difficult to coax it to flower again, because it requires the specific short-day treatment described above.

Leaves are functional for only three or four months. Then the aging process causes them to turn yellow and, ultimately, brown as nutrients are recycled to new leaves. It is typical for older, lower leaves to turn yellow, then brown and then fall from the plant as new leaves are produced.

Flaming Katy is a short day plant that typically flowers in the fall and winter so it stops flowering under the long days of summer.

To take a cutting you can just snip of a portion of the stem. To get it to grow, you can use either the water method or soil method of propagation.

If you place them in water you can propagate the cuttings. They will grow new roots then you can plant them in soil.