How to have a perennial and vigorous cyclamen? This alone is enough to make it grow in this way: try it immediately.
It is a beautiful plant that can beautify your home with warm colors that envelop you in all seasons of the year. It is important that the plant is cared for and follows the advice of nurserymen, although few people know that with a very easy method you can have a vigorous and perennial plant. What could be better than a beautiful cyclamen in the house that always looks healthy? Experts tell us how to do it.
Characteristics of cyclamen
Cyclamen is a beautiful autumn plant belonging to the Primulaceae family and the Myrsinaceae family. It is a hardy type of plant that grows very fast. It is bushy and produces a series of beautiful and delicate flowers in the colours pink, white, purple up to deep and bright red. Flowering takes place from September and continues until April. The flowers are not all fragrant, they are single and can also curl up depending on the type of plant. Its leaves are dark green, with an elegantly white-tinged top while on the underside we find a red mottling.
Its curious name comes from the Greek and means circle, just like its roots, which have an unprecedented round shape. It is a plant native to the Mediterranean regions that is very easy to grow, even for those who do not have a very developed green thumb.
Lush, evergreen cyclamen – you have to use this one
It is the star plant of autumn, so it is important to place it in a correct position. Nurserymen also invite us not to underestimate a particular ingredient that makes it grow beautiful, healthy and is also a way to have it perennial. First of all, the size of the pot is important, so much so that it must be evaluated according to the size of the plant. For continuous flowering, it is better to choose a small pot and then gradually change it as the plant grows. Then it is good to choose the soil, with a fundamental ingredient to add if you grow cyclamen in pots: the bark. This cut tree bark will be added to the sphagnum moss (moss) creating a solution that retains water and guarantees adequate humidity in the soil without waterlogging. For it to become healthy, beautiful and very strong, it will be enough to use this fertilizer three times a week adding a fertilizer rich in potassium and phosphorus .
To this secret of our nurserymen, we also add the right amount of water. A tip? Soak the plant in a container filled with water at room temperature for 30 minutes or water it from top to bottom, like a kind of gentle waterfall. Healthy also means free of any disease, in fact it is the leaves that alert in case of discomfort or pathologies of various kinds. If the color of the leaves is no longer green and lush, then it is time to consult an expert.
