Secure cycle period of rest, at a time transplant, beware of cold and make sure that the space where it is too hot.
One of the most popular winter pot plants certainly cyclamen. And these days, after the holiday season in which the first demand poinsettia, increasingly required in nurseries and flower shops. This perennial plant with underground stem to form tubers belonging to the family Primulaceae (primroses). According to old beliefs, the cyclamen is the flower of honesty, love, security and happiness. Where it grows, evil has no power. She settles accounts and smoothes misunderstandings.
- Cyclamen blooms elegant flowers in a range of colors - white, pink, red, purple, all the way to two-tone combinations and petals whose edges curl - said Vesna Čuljat, master engineer of horticulture from Zrinjevac. The plant is also adorned by a specific heart-shaped leaves, and often they can be trimmed with silver or gold lace.
Lower is better
Selection cyclamen customize the space on which to stand, you can choose between a dwarf, those little larger, mid-size or cyclamen cyclamen standard size, which grow up to 30 inches in height.
And no matter what kind of plant you choose, do not forget to grow well in shady and fresh habitats and tolerate low temperatures - up to 5 degrees Celsius.
- Cyclamen not tolerate overheated rooms with dry air, in such are the flowers and leaves quickly wither. It is best to keep in spaces that are not heated, where the temperature is 10-15 degrees Celsius. They need a lot of light, but should not be directly exposed to sunlight. Ideal eastern or northern location, window, porch or hallway with lots of light - explains the master of what is needed to make your cyclamen well managed. A true lovers of cyclamen proper care fail to maintain its cyclamen for the following year, when she cheers them with new flowers. When abundant blooms, flowers and leaves her less.
Watering and fertilization
- Well-groomed cyclamen can bloom until March. During that time should be taken off, withered flowers, carefully watered and regularly weekly supplemental feeding - advises V. Čuljat. In the spring cyclamen will stop the development of new flowers, and then stops its growth. Then she needs to provide a resting period, reduce watering and wait until all the leaves are dried. As soon as the danger of frost, sometime in May, cyclamen can bring to a balcony or put in the garden. Do not water until the middle of summer, and when it starts to develop new leaves, transplant it.
- Tuber hold the fresh and bright place and regular watering. Outdoors can stay until cold, then remove to a room that is not heated - recommended V. Čuljat. If you listen to advice, cyclamen will live and flourish for several years.
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