Today we are going to talk about cyclamen plant care, Cyclamen persicum and some tips to have it longer. Those who know me know that in addition to being a garden enthusiast, I also like, and more and more, ornamental plants.
For this reason, as I have new plants, I will talk about them, explain what care and everything necessary for our plant to be happy, as we do in La Huertina with vegetables, medicinal plants and others.
Cyclamen: care and tips for this plant
The cyclamen plant is quite special in terms of watering, sun protection and temperature, as it is very different from many of the better known outdoor plants. So be careful if you want to have this plant in your garden for a long time.
Care of potted cyclamen
Their maintenance in pots and in direct soil, that is to say on a terrace, patio floor or ground, is generally similar. The difference is that with the pot we have a little more freedom when it comes to protecting this plant from the sun or from excessive heat, but also in a pot it is easier for the water to stand. flows less, waterlogging occurs and the roots they rot Apart from this, the care is practically the same.
Irrigation
The frequency of watering cyclamen is about once a week. This will vary at certain times of the year, such as winter when we may be able to go a few more days without watering or in summer when it enters a resting phase. We will see this because each climate is different, as well as the humidity conditions.
It is important to avoid overwatering as this may cause the bulb to rot, leading to wilting of the flowers and death of the plant.
Therefore, if we see that the plant is wilted but the soil is still wet, we are not going to water it because we will end up killing it. We must not let the soil dry out too much either, which is why we must seek a balance, a balance that is difficult to explain exactly.
Yellow leaves of cyclamen what to do?
This is another symptom of overwatering. What we will do in this case will be to lower the irrigation rate and rip the wilted, yellow leaves off the plant. In this way we will prevent the plant from continuing to decline and, by tearing off the yellow leaves, the cyclamen will strengthen the other leaves and begin to improve.
Indoor or outdoor?
It’s an outdoor plant, but that doesn’t mean it likes heat or direct sun. Above all, avoid the summer sun. During the winter it is different, because the sun hits less strongly and therefore the cyclamen plant will not be affected, but this could modify its notion of the seasonal moment and alter its flowering, for which direct sun is not recommended even in winter. .
Sun or shade for cyclamen?
As we said in the previous point, throughout the year the cyclamen behaves best in shaded or semi-shaded areas where the direct sun does not hit. The same goes for the flowering season. It’s a common mistake to think that she needs sun during the flowering season, but that’s not the case.
care in summer
In summer, the cyclamen plant rests, so it is necessary to reduce watering, always avoiding that the substrate does not dry out too much.
The bulb can be removed, cleaned and left to dry over the summer to be replanted in the fall. This is a fairly common practice with good results.
flowers down
Downward, or fallen, cyclamen flowers could be due to too much direct sun. It is a plant that flowers in autumn and is better adapted to cold periods of the year, so excessive sun and heat could be the cause of this problem.
The ideal temperature is between 13 and 15 degrees and in bright areas but as we have said and repeated, without direct sun.
Another reason why the flowers stay down, that is, have fallen off, is due to pests such as aphids and scale insects. In this case, we have already seen that the two neem oilthe potassium soap like the others home remedies for aphids like him APICHI they could help us.
So far some very basic requirements for cyclamen care. If you have something to add or want to share your experience, you can always go to the Huertina Forum.
Cyclamen PERSIA Assortment
- Use in pots and groups
- Summer and autumn sowing, in the nursery, spacing the seeds 4 cm apart
- Transplant them when the planters begin to be numerous
- Flowering from autumn to spring
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