What do you know about cyclamen?

Cyclamen is a plant that can produce beautiful flowers, so many friends who love flowers like to cultivate this plant. Cyclamen plants look really beautiful after flowering, so do you know how to cultivate Cyclamen to produce beautiful and eye-catching flowers? Come with me to get to know it. ?

Cyclamen Also known as radish begonia, rabbit ear flower, rabbit flower, Pin Guan, campfire flower and petal lotus, it is a perennial herb of Cyclamen in Primulaceae. Cyclamen persicum is a widely planted flower, which is suitable for indoor flower pots and greenhouses in winter. Some cultivated varieties of cyclamen have strong aroma, and some have light or no aroma. ?

Cyclamen is native to Greece, Syria and Lebanon. Now it has been widely cultivated. Cyclamen likes warmth and is afraid of heat. It grows best in cool environment and fertile sandy loam rich in humus. It is cold-resistant and can withstand the low temperature of 0℃ without freezing. Its growing season is from autumn to the following spring, and it is semi-dormant in summer. The suitable growth temperature in winter is between 12 ~ 16℃, and it should not exceed 18~22℃ when promoting flowers. Plants above 0℃ will go into dormancy, plants above 35℃ will rot and die, they can tolerate low temperature in winter, and grow slowly below 5℃. Supplementing carbon dioxide gas in winter can promote growth and flowering. The growing period needs an environment with moist air and plenty of sunshine.

The key points of cyclamen cultivation are as follows, which may be helpful to everyone.

Light and temperature requirements of cyclamen persicum: The suitable temperature for cyclamen persicum growth is about 20 degrees during the day and 10 degrees at night. In this way, cyclamen can grow well at room temperature higher than 5 degrees. When potted cyclamen plants, they should be cultivated in places with sufficient light, such as window sills and balconies, and potted plants should be cultivated frequently. Although the plant itself can tolerate shade, if the light time is insufficient, the leaves of cyclamen will turn yellow.

Cyclamen's requirements for fertilization: Cyclamen itself likes fertilizer very much. When planting cyclamen persicum, 2% potassium dihydrogen phosphate can be applied once a year in spring and autumn, but cyclamen persicum can't use high nitrogen fertilizer. When nitrogen fertilizer is applied more, cyclamen plants will appear slender, with long leaves and no flowers to bloom.

Water demand of cyclamen: Although cyclamen likes humid environment, it is actually afraid of stagnant water. Too much water is not conducive to its growth, and even causes rotten roots. If the situation is serious, cyclamen will die. Therefore, we need to control watering properly. We can wait until its flowers and leaves wither before watering it. We just need to keep the potted soil moist every day and don't need too much water.

Cyclamen is a kind that many families like to keep now? Hua, I hope this article can help everyone ~