Home › Flowers & Gardening › Article

How many times a year does a kalanchoe bloom? A detailed explanation of its blooming pattern

Flowers & Gardening 0 views
A kalanchoe (Kalanchoe blossfeldiana) generally blooms only once a year, but its blooming period is fairly long, lasting 1-4 months, with blooming from December each year to around April of the following year. Because it can open around the Spring Festival, it carries many auspicious meanings. Before the blooming period, a compound fertilizer mainly based on phosphorus and potassium can be applied once a week; after blooming, nitrogen fertilizer can continue to be applied. Take care to avoid fertilizing during the blooming period as much as possible.

1. Blooming period

Its blooming period is from December each year to around April of the following year. Because its blooming period is long, it earned the name kalanchoe. It also blooms around the Spring Festival, carrying many auspicious and wish-fulfilling meanings.

2. Promoting blooming

There are many ways to promote blooming, and the most key one is the difference in fertilizer amount. During the growing period, nitrogen fertilizer can be applied to promote healthy plant growth, while before the blooming period, a compound fertilizer mainly based on phosphorus and potassium can be appropriately applied, generally as a light fertilizer once a week. During the blooming period, try not to fertilize, or spray some dilute potassium dihydrogen phosphate water solution on the leaves. After blooming, nitrogen fertilizer can continue to be applied to ensure rejuvenation and growth the following year.

Related Articles