Kalanchoe and Christmas cactus not blooming? Fix these 3 things, and in 30 days they will burst into bloom
As people's living standards improve, more and more people have fallen in love with growing flowers. No matter how many, most people will keep a pot of flowers at home, such as foliage plants like pothos, spider plant, and money tree, which almost everyone keeps one or two pots of at home. Although flowering potted plants are a little more complicated to care for than foliage plants, many people still like them very much. Flowering potted plants like kalanchoe and Christmas cactus bloom in autumn and winter, with bright colors, long flowering periods, and many varieties, so they are even more popular. But unfortunately, although many people like kalanchoe and Christmas cactus, many people cannot grow them well. The main situation is that kalanchoe and Christmas cactus only grow leaves and do not bloom, and the leaves grow very lushly. So why exactly?
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Kalanchoe and Christmas cactus not blooming? These "3 points" were done wrong. Fix them, and after 30 days the flowers will "burst" out of the pot
I hope this is helpful for your care of kalanchoe and Christmas cactus 1
What exactly are those 3 points? Let's talk about them one by one below:
1. Light
Christmas cactus and kalanchoe are both short-day potted plants. They both enter dormancy during the high temperatures of summer. At this time, flower lovers need to shade kalanchoe and Christmas cactus, but at other times they can be given plenty of light. For home care, placing them on a south-facing balcony is best. However, one point to note is that when the flowering period arrives, the normal flowering period of kalanchoe and Christmas cactus is from October to early November, and they usually bloom. At this time, the days become shorter and the nights become longer, which is more suitable for the growth habits of kalanchoe and Christmas cactus. So when this period arrives, flower lovers can give them light control
What is light control? It means artificially controlling the time they receive light. Give kalanchoe and Christmas cactus only 8 hours of light a day, and for the rest of the time you can put them in a dark room. You can use a black plastic bag (with a few small holes poked in it) or a cardboard box to cover them.
Keep this up for more than 20 days, and under normal circumstances they will become full of flower buds.
2. Watering
Watering is also a major issue for kalanchoe and Christmas cactus, and many flower lovers have also done this wrong. Kalanchoe and Christmas cactus need less water at 2 times: one is during dormancy, and the other is during the flowering period. When the flowering period is approaching, it is recommended that flower lovers water only 2-3 times a month. Proper water control can not only prompt kalanchoe and Christmas cactus to bloom earlier, but also extend the flowering period.
However, you can often spray water on their leaves
3. Fertilizing
Kalanchoe and Christmas cactus are both flowering potted plants. If you want them to bloom more, phosphorus fertilizer must not be lacking. Flower lovers can add a little bone meal when potting kalanchoe and Christmas cactus. This is a compound flower fertilizer mainly containing phosphorus, followed by nitrogen and other nutrients. After using it, kalanchoe and Christmas cactus can have sufficient nutrition.
In order to prompt them to bloom earlier, flower lovers can spray them with monopotassium phosphate at a concentration of 0.3% during the flowering period, spraying 2-3 times a month. I believe that with such care, your kalanchoe and Christmas cactus will soon be covered with blooms
These 3 points are the foundation for kalanchoe and Christmas cactus to bloom. If done well, under normal circumstances they will be full of flowers. But Xiaohua suggests that flower lovers should repot them at least once, and during the growth period and after flowering, promptly prune spent flowers and some excess branches. Flower lovers should not be reluctant to do this. Kalanchoe and Christmas cactus are plants that branch more easily the more they are pruned, becoming more lush the more they are pruned, and this can also reduce nutrient consumption and let them bloom abundantly
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