Tips to grow cyclamen

by Pooja Late so cut

Cyclamen is considered as one of the perennial plants that cherish beautiful flowers with upswept petals and are found in different shades of pink, white, red, and purple. The cyclamen foliage is also attractive with dark-green leaves in patterns and seen in heart shape in the round. Apart from the beauty it has more medicinal values and uses a wide variety of ailments. The root and the underground stem parts are used as medicine people take cyclamen for nervous emotional states and to heal issues with digestion and other health issues. Here are tips to grow cyclamen plants that make your garden beautiful. You can make your indoor colourful and fragranced and cyclamen is grown usually in pots. The summer season grows and if proper maintenance has it will regrow and re-bloom in the fall.

Light:

Light is one of the essential things needed for the growth of the plants and is essential to give bright and indirect light in the winter the active growth of the plants. It is essential to keep the cyclamen in a cool, dark, spot with good circulation thus it results in fast-growing. Keep the cyclamen pot where it gets light indirectly to bloom brighter.

Soil:

The soil type suited for growing cyclamen is originally rich, well-drained soil with slight acidity. The rich soil will help in fixing the roots of the cyclamen that will produce bright flowers with good roots. You can mix regular potting mix but it does have a perfect level of richness of soil so you can mix some sphagnum peat into the soil to raise the acidity of the soil. So adding these kings of acidic to the soil will produce good results in growing cyclamen.

Watering:

Leaves are the major reason for active growth of cyclamen plants so when the plants feel soil dried about an inch below it will get water on the leaves or at the part where the root and stem meets. Thus the plant is dormant with water infrequently that prevents soil from becoming tried entirely. There are many chances of getting plants dry quickly due to an inadequate water supply so it is essential to water the plant often to prevent soil from getting dry.

Humidity and temperature:

Extreme heat, drafts and dry air are the enemies of cyclamen plants so it is crucial to maintain the plant in the correct temperature. You can keep the plant on the tray filled with water and pebbles to raise the humidity. If you have kept the plant outdoors it is important to move the plant indoors before the weather turns cold.

Fertilizing:

It is essential to feed cyclamen plants with diluted liquid or low-nitrogen fertilizers every couple of weeks. Thus feeding with good fertilization will increase the cyclamen dormant and help it to bloom well. You can feed it by mixing up the fertilizers with the soil.

Summing up:

Therefore these are some of the tips to grow cyclamen and to make your home or indoors bright with cyclamen plants. You can also get a variety of wonderful cyclamen plants that stay for a long period.