How to maintain cyclamen during dormancy

As we all know, cyclamen is a flower plant that is more afraid of heat. Under normal circumstances, it will enter a dormant state after summer. But sometimes we encounter plants that bloom into summer rather than dormancy. What was going on? In fact, in this case, we can only say that the growth environment is suitable for its flowering, and there is no other reason.

Cyclamen can bloom for 2-3 months under normal circumstances. If we maintain it well, we may adjust the flowering period to prolong the flowering period, so that the flowering period can reach 5 months. This is already a very good flowering effect. However, today's Xiaobian encountered the situation is, cyclamen bloom for 8 months in a row, to the midsummer season is still not over and into dormancy, even continue to bloom trend.

Obviously, this was a very strange phenomenon. Under normal circumstances, it would have stopped flowering and entered the dormant period. However, careful pot friends will also find that plants also have some dormant reactions, such as leaves will be significantly less than before. And after another 2 months into the autumn, autumn is also cyclamen's growing season, and immediately followed by the next round of flowering. If the cycle continues, it may achieve year-round flowering!

In any case, keeping potted cyclamen blooming is exactly what we want. Anyway, let's share the maintenance and management methods of cyclamen in summer dormancy period!

In summer, first of all, we should put the potted plants in a cool and ventilated place, especially not to be exposed to direct light or exposure. Normally the plant is dormant during the summer, and its leaves are slowly consumed and sacrificed. In fact, like this pot of continuous flowering for several months of cyclamen, summer still did not enter dormancy, in fact, the leaves have been much less than before, the whole plant is not as lush as before, but still keep flowering.

And summer plants appear a lot of withered stems and leaves, the original we want to cut off all of them, so you can save a lot of nutrients. The few leaves in midsummer looked green and fresh, and there were flowers. The ornamental effect of potted plants was naturally good. After placing it in a cool and ventilated place, don't forget to water it in time, because cyclamen has poor drought tolerance and is too fond of water and water resistance.

Therefore, at ordinary times should maintain the pot soil with appropriate humidity, especially in the flowering cyclamen, but also can not lack water. But watering should also be moderate, can not cause ponding in the basin, otherwise easy to appear rotten roots, in the next round of flowering before the arrival of the plant will hang off. When autumn will slowly resume growth, then it is necessary to change the pot in time.

And immediately after the timely topdressing, generally in the autumn recovery of growth first appropriate amount of quick-acting phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, close to flowering and then changed to potassium dihydrogen phosphate, generally in the way of root irrigation. However, cyclamen itself is in summer dormancy, so don't top-fertilize cyclamen. Wait until autumn to change pots and serve pots and then gradually topdressing them.

Time: 2019-05-28 Click: