The natural flowering period of Christmas Cactus is generally from October to February of the second year. Generally speaking, the flowering period is still very long. If it is properly maintained after flowering, it can open several times more, or extend the flowering period.
1. Pick leaves in time after flower
Flowering always consumes a lot of nutrients. The leaves of Christmas Cactus are the first to bear the brunt. When the flowers are about to fail, they will be plucked together with the leaves (or two). The strong leaves below will soon sprout buds after accumulating strength.
2. It is necessary to supplement phosphate fertilizer.
Some flower friends said that the leaves of Christmas Cactus are soft after flowering, which is likely to be short of nutrition. We need to quickly supplement some phosphate fertilizer. The fastest effect is potassium dihydrogen phosphate. After picking the flowers, spray 1-2 times a week, spray around the leaves, on the front and back sides, and it will take about 1 month.
In addition to potassium dihydrogen phosphate, huaduo No. 2 can also be used, as shown in the following figure, blue fertilizer, mixed with water 1:600 for irrigation, 1-2 times a month, and can be stopped when there are flower buds.
Flower friends who are inconvenient to buy fertilizer can also make their own retting, but it will take some time. More phosphate fertilizer is bone meal, soybean water, bean cake (the residue left after pressing oil) water
In addition to bone meal need to desalting bone taste, grinding into powder mixed with pot soil. Soybean water, bean cake water are to add water together bubble retting, about 1 - 2 months later to use, according to the proportion of 1:200 with water.
3. Necessary illumination
Crab claw orchid is not very fond of light at ordinary times, but it needs sunshine to bloom. What's more, it's colder in winter. If you want to resume flowers quickly, you'd better give enough light, not too strong, just soft sunshine
In the daytime, if you put it in a small dark room, or cover a big carton (remember to poke holes and breathe) with the difference of temperature and light, you can stimulate the biological clock of Christmas Cactus, wake it up and let it blossom.
4. Remember to control water if you want to recover.
Want to bloom again quickly, can't be too spoiled, proper control water, that is to reduce the number of watering, let Christmas Cactus in a "hungry and thirsty" state, the leaves are a little drooping and watering again, this is conducive to stimulating its flowering instinct.
Xianke looks pretty delicate. Some people buy it back and see it bloom for a few days. After that, it doesn't matter if the flower fails. In fact, it can be kept for a long time. It can open 2-5 times a year.
1. Cut the flower as soon as possible.
After the first wave of Cyclamen blooms, you can cut off the remnant flowers and take off the dense leaves in the middle with you. In this way, it's better for ventilation and lighting in the middle, and it's good for sprouting new buds.
After pruning, don't spray water. Put it in a bright place in the room. Pour some water into the basin when watering. Avoid the middle place, so as to avoid bacteria or rot.
2. Add fertilizer and nutrition.
If it's the Cyclamen just bought from the flower market, it's generally nutritious. After the first wave of flowers is cut, new buds will appear soon, enough for the second time. If it's self sown and raised for half a year, it's time to add some fertilizer
Cyclamen likes a little light fertilizer. Don't put some manure that isn't rotten or strong. It's better to use mild organic fertilizer. Go out for the new year and pick up some earthworm manure and put it in the basin. You can also use the rice washing water that you usually retouch.
3. Be careful in the light
Cyclamen likes bright astigmatism. It's actually not sun resistant. It's OK to keep it indoors. In winter, it's occasionally sunny. The ultraviolet is very strong. At noon, it's necessary to properly block the light. Be careful that it will wilt when it's exposed to the sun.
4. Soaking and watering
Cyclamen is very easy to wilt the flower. Don't worry when it's wilted. Just pour some water on it. But don't pour too much water. Keep the frequency of watering, or it will wilt easily and black rot easily.
Here you can use soaking basin method to water Cyclamen. There is a tray under the flowerpot. When you see that the soil surface of Cyclamen basin is white and the flowers are wilting, add water to the tray. It will absorb water through the small hole at the bottom of the flowerpot, and then it will be ok.
In fact, soaking basin method is to train the Cyclamen to feed itself, to form the habit of drought tolerance and water storage, so as to improve its vigilance as a flowering plant, and it will bloom many times a year.
