Grow these charming flowering plants indoors or outside By Janet Loughrey, Garden Writer & Photographer FREE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER: Plants, Design Ideas, Gardening Solutions & More!Photo by: max777 / Shutterstock. Vibrant ballerina-like flowers and intriguing foliage make cyclamen a popular choice among...
Flowering –end of fall to early spring Exposure –part sun – Soil –light and well drained Care, planting and watering will help you make it bloom year after year. Read also: Keep your cyclamen lush all winter long Planting cyclamen Cyclamen, though often classified as a bulb flower, is...
How To Handle Cyclamen After The Flowering Season? A Little Cyclamen History From England! Cyclamen plants were known in England as early as 1735. During that time, Cyclamen flowers would bloom after 4 or 5 years of careful nourishment. Thanks to modern cultivation, growing methods, and cross-...
To initiate flowering, the poinsettia needs long nights in complete darkness starting in early October. Cover the plant with a cardboard box or keep it in a closet from about 5P.M.to 8A.M.and water sparingly. During the day, bring it back out to the window. In early December, when bu...
How to Keep Christmas Plants Thriving (After the Holidays!) Caring for Cyclamens When you first bring a plant home, it’s normal for the plant to drop a few leaves as it gets used to its new space. If the lighting is to its liking, it will soon adjust. ...
If your environment is right, you shouldn’t have a terrible amount of maintenance with this plant. You can repot it every one to two years to give it space to spread but remember only to size up a little bit to keep your plant flowering its best. ...
Thrips can be problematic in the flowers because it’s easy for them to hide in the long, tubular blossoms.Cyclamen mites, whiteflies, andaphidsare also attracted to these plants. For the most part, proper care and the right amount of humidity will keep these pests under control. ...
Cylamen offer pops of pretty colour, flowering again each winter Image:Cyclamen ‘Crispino Mix’ – Giftfrom T&M (© Branded Garden Products) Cyclamen thrive in bright rooms, away from heaters and direct sunlight. After the flowers have faded, pluck away the flower stems right down to the ...
Fall-planted bulbs need good soil moisture from fall through spring— whenever the soil isn’t frozen — while they are rooting, growing, and flowering. In the summer, however, many fall-planted bulbs like to dry out — and will suffer from normal watering. Tulips, hyacinths, crown ...
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