How to Care for Cyclamen After Bloom
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Abstract: Cyclamen leaves will wither in summer every year, and the corm will enter a dormant state. Some flower enthusiasts are unaware that this is a normal phenomenon of dormancy, and when the leaves of the plant wither, they simply throw it into the trash can, which is really regrettable. Now it is already summer, and the cyclamen at home, the leaves are starting to wither. How should we care for it at this time, and how to preserve the corm to make it bloom again next time?
Cyclamen, also known as rabbit flowers, is a perennial herbaceous plant that does not bloom just once. However, after the flowering period ends and the temperature rises, the leaves of cyclamen will gradually wither, and the corm in the soil will gradually enter a dormant state. Many flower enthusiasts do not understand the growth habits of cyclamen and think it is dead when the plant completely withers, so they simply discard it and buy a new cyclamen pot plant the following year. So how should cyclamen be cared for and managed after blooming and entering summer? If you want to care for cyclamen well, keep it safe during summer, and let it grow new leaves and bloom again, you first need to understand its growth habits.
Growth Habits of Cyclamen
Cyclamen flowers are very beautiful, but to make it bloom, you must care for it according to its growth habits. Cyclamen prefers a warm and humid environment and is very afraid of heat. Only in a cool environment in summer can it normally enter dormancy. The plant is relatively cold-resistant and generally will not be frostbitten even at 0℃. From autumn to the following spring is its season of vigorous growth. After blooming, the plant will enter a semi-dormant state in the hottest months of August and September. Until the cool autumn weather arrives, keeping the soil moist, the corm will start to wake up, grow new leaves again, and bloom beautiful flowers in the winter and spring seasons.
How to Care After Flowering?
The flowering period of cyclamen is generally from December to the following April. Many late-blooming cyclamen enter summer after the flowering period. When the plant finishes flowering, its leaves will remain fresh for a while and will not wither immediately. Normal care and management are still needed at this time.
1. Pruning Wilted Flowers and Yellow Leaves
After the cyclamen flowering period ends completely, many leaves are still very green. You can first剪掉 thewithered flowers and remove the yellow leaves at the bottom. This can reduce the continued consumption of nutrients, allowing the corm in the soil to develop and store more nutrients, laying a good foundation for autumn growth and flowering. If the nutrients in the corm are consumed too much, the leaves that grow again will be thin and weak, affecting normal flowering.
2. Fertilizing to Supplement Nutrients
Whether cyclamen can grow leaves and bloom again after the dormant period depends on whether the corm is plump and healthy. To ensure that the corm has enough nutrients, after the plant finishes flowering, it is necessary to continue to strengthen the care of water and fertilizer. After pruning the wilted flowers, apply a thin fertilizer solution once a week, such as a compound fertilizer with nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium elements, to help the corm recover and store more nutrients, laying a good foundation for growing new leaves and blooming next time.
How to Store Cyclamen Corms in Summer?
After the flowering period, as the temperature rises and summer approaches, the leaves no longer remain green and start to turn yellow and wither. Some flower enthusiasts think it is dead. Actually, it has entered a dormant state. As long as you take good care and preserve the corm, it will grow new leaves again when the weather cools in autumn. How to store and care for cyclamen corms in summer? The care of cyclamen corms in summer is different. Some are stored in the potting soil, and others are dug out and stored, and planted again in autumn. Everyone can decide according to their own situation.
How to Care for Cyclamen After Bloom
1. Dug Out Corm Storage
When the leaves of cyclamen wither completely in summer, it indicates that the corm in the potting soil has entered a dormant or semi-dormant state. You can no longer water and fertilize it as before. If the temperature is high and the environment is too humid in your area during summer, caring for it in the potting soil can easily cause the corm to rot. Therefore, it is easier to manage by digging out the corm and storing it. After digging out the corm, trim the excessively long roots at the bottom, wrap it in tissue paper, then place it in a plastic bag, and store it in the refrigerator's crisper. You can also plant the dug-out corm in deep sandy soil to maintain a constant temperature and preserve the corm well.
2. Storage in Flower Pots
If you find it too麻烦 to dig out the corm, you can also care for it in the original pot. Just clean up the withered leaves on the pot surface, move the pot to a cool and well-ventilated environment, and it will be fine as long as the temperature is not too high. Do not water excessively, and only water when the potting soil is not too dry, keeping the soil slightly moist and slightly dry. Also, be careful not to let it get rained on, as积水 in the pot can easily cause the corm to rot and fail to grow new leaves.
How to Make Cyclamen Bloom Again?
After entering October, the corms gradually start to wake up. As long as you strengthen the care of water and fertilizer, new buds will quickly emerge and enter the period of vigorous growth. During this stage, it is also necessary to strengthen the care of water, fertilizer, and light to make the plant grow vigorously and have more and more beautiful flowers.
1. Corm Cultivation
In October, the weather begins to cool down, and the dug-out corm can be planted in a pot to start growing. The potting soil for planting cyclamen corms must be loose, fertile, and well-drained to benefit plant growth. The potting soil can be a mixture of decomposed leaf soil, garden soil, and coarse sand. The cyclamen corm should not be planted too deep to allow new buds to emerge. After planting, water it thoroughly and place the pot in a place with scattered light. Generally, new leaves will start to emerge within a week.
2. Supplementing Nutrients
After cyclamen grows new leaves again, you can start applying some thin fertilizer to supplement nutrients to make the plant grow vigorously. During the period when new leaves grow, you can apply some fertilizer with a higher nitrogen content, such as fermented cake fertilizer water or rice washing water, once a week, so that the leaves will grow lush and thick.
When entering December, it is almost the flowering period of cyclamen. At this time, reduce the application of nitrogen fertilizer and try to supplement more phosphorus and potassium fertilizers, such as spraying a thin solution of potassium dihydrogen phosphate every ten days or so, which can promote the plant to bud and bloom.
3. Increasing Light
After cyclamen grows leaves, it needs reasonable light for photosynthesis. You can place the pot in an environment with scattered light. The leaves are still tender and cannot withstand direct strong sunlight, and some weak scattered light can meet the growth requirements. After entering winter, the temperature drops, and the light weakens. The plant gradually enters the stage of flower bud differentiation. At this time, you can let it receive direct sunlight, which is also very helpful for the plant to bud and bloom.
In summary, through the above understanding of cyclamen, we know that after flowering, as the temperature rises, its leaves will turn yellow and wither. Do not think it is dead at this time. As long as you dig out its corm or keep it in the pot, take good care of it, and strengthen the care of water and fertilizer when the weather cools in autumn, it will quickly grow new leaves and bloom again in no time.
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