morphological character
Cyclamen persicum, also known as "rabbit flower", belongs to the perennial herb of Primulaceae. Because the flowering period is distributed from early winter to early spring, when colorful flowers bloom, it brings a festive and auspicious atmosphere and becomes a very popular New Year's Eve flower. In fact, cyclamen is very adaptable and belongs to a relatively good flower plant.
growing environment
Cyclamen likes warmth and is afraid of heat. It grows best in cool environment and fertile sandy loam rich in humus. It is cold-resistant and can withstand the low temperature of 0C without freezing. The growing season is from autumn to the following spring. The suitable growth temperature in summer and semi-dormant winter is 12~ 16C, and the flowering time should not exceed 18~22C. The growing period needs an environment with moist air and plenty of sunshine.
Maintenance skills
1. illumination: Cyclamen persicum is relatively shade-tolerant, and it is an indoor potted ornamental flower, which can be maintained under bright scattered light, but direct light is easy to burn leaves.
2. Temperature: Cyclamen persicum has a certain degree of cold tolerance, but in winter, if the ambient temperature is lower than 5 degrees, Cyclamen persicum will grow slowly, its color will darken and its flower amount will decrease. Therefore, it is best to keep the ambient temperature above 10 degrees in winter, so that cyclamen can grow well and bloom continuously.
3. Watering: Cyclamen persicum has many leaves and large transpiration. So pay attention to watering when maintaining. When you see that the surface of the basin soil is dry, you can water it thoroughly every time. If the leaves of cyclamen appear soft and lodging, it is usually caused by lack of water, and timely watering can restore them.
4. Pruning: After Cyclamen fails to blossom, it is necessary to trim the residual flowers in time, cut off the residual flowers with a section of pedicels, let the remaining pedicels wither naturally, and then pull them out. When pruning residual flowers, we should also pay attention to cleaning up the dead leaves at the bottom. Dead leaves and withered pedicels are easy to mold in the soil for a long time, which affects the normal growth and flowering of cyclamen.