Everyone likes to look at flowering houseplants . But for this to happen the next year, after the flowers wither, you need to take care of them. In this article we will describe what care is required for gloxinia after flowering, first and second.
The first flowering of gloxinium ends in late May - early June. After this, you must cut the flower, leaving 1-2 pairs of lower leaves. Within a week, the stepsons should appear in the sinuses. Of these, it is better to leave only 2-3 strongest, and the rest to cut. For a month, as the shoots grow, the flower needs to be fertilized for growth.
When buds appear on young shoots, the plant should be started to be fed with a flower blossom. After the end of this stage, the gloxinium should be sent for wintering.
Care for gloxinia during the rest period
To the flower rested and the next year bloomed no worse than this time, with the onset of autumn, you need to do the following:
- Reduce watering and top dressing up to 1 time in 2 weeks.
- After the leaves turn yellow you need to cut them all, leaving only a stump about 2 cm high.
- The pot must be placed in a cool room (+ 12-15 °) and covered with glass or a film. For this, a bathroom or a balcony is perfect.
- Until January, water the tubers gloksinia should be 1 time in 2 months in small doses.
- In January, a new transplant should be made from the old soil.
If the germ grows in a cool place in the cool place, then it is better to cut it, since such a plant will not later have a beautiful compact form.
If your gloxinia blooms the whole summer, without a break, then this is also normal. In this case, after flowering, it is not cut off, but continues to water. With the onset of winter, watering is reduced and feeding is removed.