How to Make Christmas Cactus Bloom in Spring
Below, for netizens, a detailed introduction on how to make Christmas cactus bloom in spring and an explanation of the knowledge about the care methods of Christmas cactus in spring. Let's take a look at the specific content together!
Many flower friends raise Christmas cactus at home. This type of flower is very easy to care for. If kept indoors during winter, it can bloom in large numbers around the Spring Festival. However, most of the Christmas cacti that people raise, after finishing blooming in winter, directly grow new leaves.
In fact, its blooming period is very long, lasting until April in spring. If it blooms early in winter, it can even bloom again in spring. As long as you take care of it according to its four preferences, the leaves will soon be full of flower buds again.
Trimming After Blooming
When people raise Christmas cactus, after the plant finishes blooming, they basically stop managing it. Then it will grow new leaves instead of growing flower buds again.
If you want it to grow flower buds again, you should promptly trim it after the plant finishes blooming a batch of flowers, removing the withered flowers. Also, remove the top leaves that are too weak, as these leaves have sparse nutrients and are not likely to support further blooming.
After removing the残花 (withered flowers) and瘦叶子 (weak leaves), also thin out some of the dense stems and leaves to improve ventilation and light penetration, which is essential for normal growth and can prevent the growth of new flower buds.
Preference for Slightly Drier Potting Soil
After the Christmas cactus finishes blooming, if not in a suitable environment, the plant mostly grows new buds from the top of the leaves. Especially when water supply is sufficient, the plant will quickly grow new buds after flowering.
In fact, even in winter and spring, it can continue to form flower buds at the top of the leaves, and the flower buds can bloom again when it gets warm in spring.
When caring for the plant after flowering, there's no need to water it excessively. Too much moisture in the potting soil or too abundant water supply will instead promote the growth of new leaves.
How to Make Christmas Cactus Bloom in Spring
If the potting soil is kept slightly dry, it can inhibit the growth of new leaves and promote the plant to bud again from the top of the leaves, allowing it to bloom once more in spring.
Preference for Phosphorus and Potassium Fertilizer
Of course, if you want the Christmas cactus to grow flower buds in spring, it certainly can't do without fertilizing to supplement nutrients. You can use fertilizers rich in phosphorus and potassium to promote flowering.
If you use nitrogen fertilizer immediately after flowering, the plant will directly grow new leaves instead of forming flower buds at the top of the leaves again. Therefore, if you want it to rebloom after a batch of flowers, do not use nitrogen fertilizer.
You can let it rest for 10-15 days and then supplement it with "Flower More 2" fertilizer. For vigorous growth, you can directly use monopotassium phosphate, diluted into a fertilizer solution at a ratio of 1:1000. While watering, also spray the leaves, and after continuous use for 2-3 times, a large number of flower buds will appear on the leaves.
Preference for Sufficient Light
Christmas cactus is a plant that loves sunlight. Only during the high-temperature period of summer does the plant enter a dormant period and needs to be shaded and cared for in a cool and ventilated environment.
In winter and spring, which are its vigorous growth periods, the light is relatively gentle, and the plant is not afraid of the sun. It can be placed in an environment with ample light.
With sufficient water and fertilizer and adequate light, the plant will soon recover and quickly grow a large number of flower buds at the top of the leaves.
Conclusion: In fact, Christmas cactus is very easy to rebloom, especially those that bloom early in winter. As long as you remove the残花 and瘦小 leaves promptly after flowering, control the water supply, supplement phosphorus and potassium fertilizers, and increase light care, it can bloom again in spring.
Above (Green Plant Enthusiast Network) introduces how to make Christmas cactus bloom in spring and a detailed explanation of the spring care methods for Christmas cactus. Hope it brings some knowledge about green plants to green plant enthusiasts.