Cyclamen: particular care

Very often, instead of a bouquet we receive as a gift a bright and pyshnotsvetuschy cyclamen. The online flower shop in Kiev offers several dozen kinds of cyclamen. This plant will enjoy its vibrant colors for very long. Making the ordering of flowers in Kyiv, you will certainly want to extend plant life and for that you need to learn the rules of care.

Cyclamen flowering period

The optimum temperature for a comfortable stay plants 12-15 degrees during the day and around ten degrees at night. Such conditions make bloom the longest. If the temperature will be significantly higher, this may serve as a signal to start the holiday. That is, the cyclamen "decides" that it is the hottest time of the year.

Lighting should be bright, but not direct. The best placement of plants on the windowsill on the East side.

The plant likes clean air, can not tolerate tobacco smoke and combustion products. It is impossible to put cyclamen on draft and close to the radiators. It is desirable to arrange good ventilation of the premises and not to put the pots close to the wall and the glass to prevent rot. Optimum humidity is 50 %. In winter, it can be improved by regular spraying space near the plant. Dry air will cause damage to spider mites, and excessive humidity might lead to ciclamino tick.

The Watering cyclamen should be regularly and moderately, not getting to the leaves. Water to be fetched at room temperature and separated. Between waterings, the soil on top should be sure to dry the excess water from the sump must be constantly drained so as not to rot the roots.

If desired, you can fertilize plants. Very suitable for this fertilizer with a small amount of nitrogen.

To clear the dust from the leaves it is advisable not to use rags and lacquer for the leaves, the most suitable soft brush. Faded flowers should be removed to appear more new. Tear dry flowers should be whole with the peduncle by turning and soft pulls.

A period of rest

After three months of flowering in the comfort of your cyclamen, it's time to rest. More flowers appear and the foliage gradually turns yellow and dies. At this time (usually beginning of April) you need to slowly moderate watering. The withering away of the aerial parts lasts a couple of months. When the plant defoliation completely, you need to complete irrigation, supporting only a small soil moisture. Excessive moisture will lead to rotting of tubers.

A pot plant placed in a shaded and cool place, protected from direct sunlight. During this period, the pain exists only in the form of tubers.

During summer vacation, the plants can be transplanted, carefully waddling along with a lump of earth into a slightly larger pot. For the right soils, it is important to not dried up into a solid kom and that it does not stagnate water. The addition of peat will provide the necessary water and sand capacity - good drainage. To make the soil too fat, not worth it - it will draw gray mold. Cyclamen transplanted every two years. Avoid placing the tubers in a very large pot, it provokes the formation of small and inconspicuous flowers. After transplanting in the summer is to refrain from watering.

Around September over the ground surface will appear with the young leaves. By this time, the cyclamen should stand in a cool, bright place. As the germination leaves, gradually resume watering and the cycle of care of this home handsome repeated.

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