It is recommended to plant cyclamen end of summer or beginning of fall. Plant each tuber 3 to 6 inches (10 to 20 cm) from the next and bury them more or less 1¼ to 1½ inches (3 to 4 cm) deep. Important! Make sure your tubers are right-side up! Topside should have a fe...
Planting these flowers with seeds is quite common, especially in pots. Propagating from seed indoors is certainly possible. However, it is not the preferred method as you are unlikely to grow a plant similar to the parent. African Violets are cross-pollinated and hybridized to produce the stunn...
Like most of their relatives, flame violets are easy to propagate. Propagation can be carried out using seeds, but this is less common as it takes much longer for the plant to mature. They are often cultivated using leaf and stem cuttings or runners that the plant produces. ...
Before we get to the introductions, I’d like to quickly share the technique I use to plant all of my spring-blooming bulbs. I plant hundreds of bulbs every fall, and I used to do it by hand, digging each individual hole with a trowel before dropping the bulb into it. But I’ve s...
If consumed, Cyclamen can produce significant gastrointestinal irritation, including intense vomiting. Fatalities have also been reported in some cases. 9. Kalanchoe This plant contains components that can produce gastrointestinal irritation, as well as those that are toxic to the heart, and can ...
Cyclamen mitescan affect African violets. They are nearly impossible to remove completely, so disposal of the infected plant and isolation of nearby plants is recommended. Spider mitescan also be an issue. Powdery Mildewappears as fuzzy white blotches on stems and leaves. ...
How to get rid of thrips on pot plants or inside the house? Thrips are so small that it can be difficult to control them by physical means, but you can try wiping them off the plant with a damp cloth or sponge. Hang sticky traps in the greenhouse to trap thrips and to act as an...
Other Ways to Make Bulbs Last Daffodilsare generally long-lived. When they increase to the point of being crowded, however, their bloom often diminishes. It is then time to dig, divide, and replant them. This can be done “in the green” — right after bloom — or wait till the folia...
That plant was kind of the kickoff of the thought to use Heuchera as foliage plants. Q. I remember visiting Nancy Goodwin’s garden that you are speaking of, back around that time. It was amazing. She had an eye for foliage—Cyclamen, for instance, and other signature plants. So ‘...
I didn’t have any luck with the seeds, but the idea of a flowering plant blooming in my garden where there is still snow on the ground stuck in my mind. It is not often that Mother Nature delights us with flowers in the winter. Florist cyclamen andfrosty fernsare other plants that ...