How to water cyclamen properly
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Cyclamen are flowering marvels that draw their power from the tubers. This requires special treatment when watering.
You can find out here what difference it makes whether you grow cyclamen in your room or in the garden.
Friedrich Strauss
In the flowering period, one must water cyclamen most often
Many people know Cyclamen only as an indoor plant with many flowers
in autumn and winter or as seasonal color for arrangements in pots or balcony boxes.
The genus of cyclamen offers with about 17 species but much more.
Above all the tuber plants with their attractive flowers in all conceivable
White, pink, purple and red shades are hardy cyclamen for the garden.
As far as the right amount of watering is concerned, they are less
more sensitive than their relatives, which are kept as house plants.
Roughly summarized, they need moderately moist all year round,
although occasional dry periods are not harmful. In a pot,
On the other hand, they must be watered regularly, most often during the flowering period.
How often must cyclamen be watered?
If you keep cyclamen as an indoor plant, it is best to water them over the coaster.
Simply pour decalcified, room-warm water into the coaster and place the plant inside.
After half an hour the cyclamen will be soaked. When the top layer of soil has dried out, you should water it again.
How to water cyclamen correctly?
The large-flowered cyclamen descend from the Persian cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum).
The wild form is also very diverse in terms of its flowers and leaves.
Even more diverse are the cultivated forms developed over almost 150 years.
Besides the large-flowered varieties, there are also more delicate representatives,
the so-called minis or midis, have also been found for several years.
Already when buying a pot the whole pot should be soaked in water.
Mostly the potted plants are dry and have to absorb water first.
But be careful: The tip of the tuber should remain as dry as possible.
Fill a bucket with water and immerse the pot.
As soon as no more bubbles rise, the soil is saturated with water.
Then lift the pot out and let it drain. You can also
this is the emergency procedure in case your cyclamen should ever get dry.
Friedrich Strauss
Cyclamen are happy if you dip them occasionally
The more common method is casting from below.
To do this, you pour water into the coaster and half an hour later you pour off excess water.
Especially with deep-seated tubers it is more advisable to water from below.
Tubers and young buds should not be wetted if possible.
Also leaves and flowers do not like to get wet.
Do not water from above, but check whether the uppermost layer of soil has dried out.
Then it is time for watering.
How often should cyclamen be watered?
As long as the cyclamen bloom, they need a lot of water.
Once they have flowered, the thirst will subside.
They still like it moist then. On the other hand, you have to be careful that they do not suck up water.
Yellow leaves can indicate that the plant is getting too much or too little water.
Also make sure that the water for cyclamen is soft and as warm as possible.
What influence does the location have on casting behavior?
The location has a great influence on how much water a cyclamen needs.
Cyclamen are made for light shade and like it cool - in winter they prefer
to stand at around ten to twelve degrees Celsius.
Theoretically, they could be repotted for further cultivation after flowering,
over-summered outdoors from mid-May and brought back in before heavy night frosts.
In practice, it is better to buy new specimens.
The same applies to seasonal plants for containers on the terrace or in the balcony box,
for which one likes to use cyclamen.
For outdoor specimens it is especially important to check regularly whether the plant needs water.
If it has rained, one quickly believes that one can save oneself watering.
But the dense foliage of cyclamen may not have allowed enough water to reach the ground.
It is therefore essential to do the finger test outdoors to check the moisture content in the pot.
Garden cyclamen are easy to care for
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Garden cyclamen such as the autumn cyclamen (Cyclamen hederifolium) do not actually need to be watered at all, provided they are in a suitable location
In contrast to the indoor cyclamen, the winterproof garden cyclamen
are relatively uncomplicated and are suitable for withering.
This means that you do not have to worry about the tuber plants when choosing the right location.
You should therefore look for a location that is as undisturbed as possible.
In a bed with other plants that are regularly watered in summer, the tubers will rot permanently.
Quite apart from the fact that the wild garden violets are driven away by frequent chopping.
For garden culture, early spring cyclamen (Cyclamen coum)
and autumn cyclamen (Cyclamen hederifolium) are the easiest to care for.
They feel comfortable in the light shade of the trees,
in front of hedges or in open spaces between conifers,
Deciduous trees and ferns. They are accustomed to extreme summer drought under trees and need them even when resting.
The reason for a missing flowering is often a too humid location during summer dormancy.
Since the first flowers of Cyclamen coum appear with the snowmelt, sufficient moisture is usually provided during the flowering period.
Cyclamen hederifolium is more tolerant of drought anyway.
Therefore, the outdoor species only needs to be watered if it is extremely dry during the flowering period.
If the soil is constantly moist, the tubers are more likely to rot.
Avoid stagnant moisture by preparing the soil well.
An earth mixture that carries the water well -
for example one third garden, one third leaf and one third pine needle
Soil with a little organic fertilizer - is already half the battle when watering.
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