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- How to Make Cacti Bloom - Tips for the Right Strategy
- Winter breather awakens the blooming joy
- Warm shower awakens the floral spirits
- Tips
Cacti need hibernation to flower
How to Make Cacti Bloom - Tips for the Right Strategy
Cacti shake off their reputation as boring houseplants when their beautiful flowers unfold. Of course, the colorful flower festival can not be seen that easily. Read here, with which strategy you bring your cactuses to bloom.
Winter breather awakens the blooming joy
It is primarily desert cacti that show off their flowers in the room and on the balcony. In their native distribution areas, the plants are set to create the buds for the next flowering period during a cool, dry resting phase. By simulating these natural conditions, the exotic succulents in the Central European climate will blossom. This is how the plan succeeds:
It is crucial for the successful course that your cacti switch to hibernation with almost dry substrate. Otherwise, rotting and mold threaten to destroy any hope of a flowering cactus. In the course of the hibernation you only pour sip-wise, so that the root ball does not completely dry out.
Warm shower awakens the floral spirits
At the beginning of March, you overwinter the wintered cacti with soft water and signal the end of the winter break. First, place the plants on a partially shaded window seat for about a week. Then resume the normal care program in a sunny spot. Carefully cared for, the cacti will not let you wait long for the first flowers.
Tips
For hardy cactuses to blossom in summery beds, they should be protected from moisture in winter. In autumn, start pouring and fertilizing. Before the onset of winter, construct a rain shelter with a few wooden posts and translucent greenhouse film. Frosty temperatures of up to - 30 degrees Celsius endure the survival artist easily. Under the influence of permanent wetness through snow and rain, however, they are on the losing post.