Why cyclamen does not bloom at home and what to do
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Cyclamen is a demanding plant to care for. He can please with abundant flowering only if conditions are comfortable for him.
When should cyclamen bloom
Cyclamen flowering time depends on its type:
- Persian blooms from October to March;
- European blooms in May and blooms until September.
Breeders have managed to grow varieties that can bloom at home all year round.
Blooming persian cyclamen
Why cyclamen does not bloom - care errors
The complete absence of flowering or its scarcity is most often associated with improper plant care.
Incorrect temperature setting
The ideal temperature for flowering cyclamen is 15-18 ° C. Some varieties require a lower temperature - from +10 ° C. At elevated temperatures, the stems of the leaves begin to stretch, which negatively affects the well-being of the plant.
The cyclamen pot has no place on the windowsill above the hot radiators. It is placed on a glazed balcony or between frames.
Watering errors
Water for irrigation must be defended. During irrigation, moisture should not get on the leaves or tuber. During flowering, the soil is constantly kept moist, but without waterlogging.
Watering with settled water
Incorrect planting or transplanting a plant
You can find out the reason for the lack of flowering of cyclamen by carefully examining the planted tuber in a pot. If it is completely buried in the ground, then flowering cannot be expected. The tuber should protrude from the ground by a third.
The reason for the lack of flowering may be a tuber affected by infectious diseases.
Incorrectly selected soil will prevent the cyclamen from fully blooming. First of all, attention is paid to its acidity, the level of which should be pH 5.5-6.5.
Insufficient nutrients
With a lack of nutrition, the plant may not bloom at all. The leaves are the first to react to the lack of feeding. They shrink, turn yellow, curl.
Cyclamen is not getting enough nutrition
If the buds have had time to form, and fertilizers have ceased to flow sufficiently, the inflorescences begin to fall off.
When self-growing cyclamen from seed, the sprouts are supported with a growth activator.
It is possible to explain why cyclamen does not bloom, but only leaves grow, when analyzing the composition of dressings. Fertilizers with nitrogen cause vigorous growth of leaves to the detriment of flowering. An overdose of nitrogen can provoke rotting of the tuber.
Diseases and pests and their effect on the lack of flowering
Only a healthy plant blooms profusely, so it should be inspected regularly. Most flower diseases are caused by improper care.
Cyclamen was struck by gray rot
Violation of watering rules can cause:
- gray rot;
- fusarium leaf wilting.
Due to a violation of the temperature regime and air humidity, there are:
- anthracnose;
- rhizoctonia;
- late blight.
Of the pests, the plant is especially annoyed by the cyclamen mite, scale insects and thrips. The first insect causes curling of the edges of the leaves, wilting of flowers and curvature of peduncles. The scabbard that sucks out plant juices can only be removed mechanically. It is easy to spot thrips by the gray-silvery spots on the leaves, which then die off.
What to do so that the cyclamen has buds and it blooms
Ignoring the requirements of cyclamen when growing leads to the fact that the plant grows only leaves, and flower buds are not laid.
The most common errors and solutions:
- The pot is too large - choose a smaller container.
- High air temperature - choose the coolest place in the house. In urgent cases, the plant is briefly placed in the refrigerator.
- Waterlogged soil - wait until the top layer of the earth dries up.
- Overfeeding with fertilizers - reduce the application rate.
- The appearance of pests or diseases - weekly preventive examination.
The lack of flowering can be caused by non-compliance with the rest regime. When correcting errors, the plant will bloom again.
The cyclamen has a reputation for being a capricious flower. The plant can die with gross mistakes in care. But under favorable conditions, cyclamen will delight with long and abundant flowering all winter.
