More often as a presentation, plants in a pot are used. For this purpose, the cyclamen flower perfectly fits well, and reproduction can be done by yourself. This is a rather complicated process, therefore, the main thing for the florist is to follow the recommendations set out in this article.
There are two ways how you can breed cyclamen: by seeds and by dividing the tuber. Let's consider each of them in detail.
Cyclamen Cultivation from Seeds
This procedure is best done in August, after a period of rest.
- First, the inoculum is soaked in water or in a 5% solution of sugar. For planting, you can only use seeds that have fallen to the bottom.
- We spread them over a moist light soil and sprinkled with a layer of earth 0.5-1 cm thick.
- Cover with opaque material and put in a room with an air temperature of + 20 °, during the month, regularly moisturize and air a greenhouse.
- After germination of the seedlings, we remove the covering material and put the container in a well-lit place. During this period, plants need a lower temperature - + 15-17 °.
- After the formation of a tuber with 2-3 leaves, we transplant them into separate pots.
- A week later, we feed fertilizer for flowering plants. Take half the recommended dose.
How to plant a cyclamen by dividing a tuber?
- In the period of rest we extract from the soil a tuber with several eyes, dry it and divide it into parts. Delenka will get accustomed if it has a few roots and at least one kidney.
- The cut location is treated with activated carbon and dried in the shade.
- We spend them on separate pots. The soil for planting cyclamen should first be disinfected: steamed or treated with a weak solution of potassium permanganate.
As a result of this method of reproduction cyclamen will bloom earlier than usual.