How to grow a cyclamen in Persian

Cyclamen Persian is widely distributed inThe Eastern Mediterranean and as a cultural plant is known to us from the beginning of the 18th century, and already in the 19th century many different garden forms of this plant were bred. The most common color of flowers is red, pink, purple and white. Cyclamen Persian has quite large leaves, which in diameter can reach 15 centimeters.

If the wild cyclamen had high peduncles,then modern varieties have small peduncles, sometimes several centimeters. Cyclamen Persian has very interesting roots, which are tubers, similar in shape to the ball. In some nations, it was also called "pig bread", which it received thanks to what is a favorite treat of wild boars.

Cyclamen Persian has not only beautifulflowers, but also he has very beautiful leaves. They are painted in a bright green color and completely covered with a peculiar pattern, which has a greyish-silver hue. This plant blooms for a long time, the flowering period can last up to 4-5 months.

How to care for Cyclamen Persian

The first thing you need to pay attention to whenbuying a cyclamen, this is the state of the root and the sheets - there should be no signs of rotting on them. Since the plant begins to blossom in October, then in this period it is best to buy it. The large number of buds on the flower indicates that it is developing correctly and is healthy.

With proper care, cyclamen hasa long period of life, which can be 20 years or more. The peculiarity of planting this plant is that its root must look out of the earth a third. Also, to obtain a lush plant (and to prevent rotting of the root), it is necessary to grow a cyclamen in a small pot.

During flowering, the plant does not like too muchhigh temperature, it should be within 12-15 degrees, also cyclamen likes fresh air. For a lush bloom a lot of sunlight is needed, but cyclamen does not tolerate direct rays, from them it withers quickly, the flowering period may decrease (or not start at all).

Cyclamen loves regular watering, but betterproduce it in a pallet. It is important that the protruding roots of the plant, as well as young sprouts do not get water. A strong waterlogging of the soil can lead to the fact that the plant will die. You can spray the air around the plant, thus saturating it with moisture, but you should be careful not to get a flow of water to flowers, leaves, tubers.

Cyclamen Persian: Care after flowering

As already mentioned, for cyclamen, in contrast toother plants, the rest period begins in the spring. At this time it stops blooming and leaves are falling off. In this condition, the plant requires much less moisture, so its watering is reduced. Usually the leaves fall off by themselves, but it happens that some do not fall. In this case, they must be cut off or unscrewed as close as possible to the tuber, but so as not to damage it.

A pot with a plant is better to be moved to a cooler and shady place, we must make sure that the soil does not dry out. The plant likes moist air, so it's also necessary to follow it.

The fact that the plant has come out of hibernation will besignal the appearance of leaflets. At this time, a cyclamen transplant can be performed. This removes dead or decayed roots. After the flower is transplanted, it must be placed in a bright place, but so that there are no direct sun rays. To water at first time the transplanted plant should be moderately, and in a month it is possible to carry out its top dressing.

If you decide to propagate cyclamen, it is possibleto do both by seeds and by dividing the tuber. It is noticed that those cyclamens that were grown from seeds, feel better in the room conditions than those that are multiplied by dividing the tuber.