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Hippeastrum: Growing and Care
07.01.2024 14:00
Updated: 13.05.2024 21:21
Hippeastrum feels comfortable on a sunny windowsill, but can easily tolerate partial shade; in the summer they can be transplanted into open ground.
Choosing a pot
When choosing a pot, you need to focus on the size of the hippeastrum bulb.
Choose a container so that there is 5 centimeters left from the onion to the walls.
How to care
Indoor plants should be placed in the east or west of the apartment; on the south windowsill, the hippeastrum should be hidden from direct sunlight.
During the period of active growth and vigorous flowering of the plant, watering should be strong and plentiful, after the soil in the pot dries out.
But gradually, as the dormant period of the hippeastrum approaches, the amount of water needs to be reduced, and after all the leaves have died, it should be stopped completely.
What to do with hippeastrum in winter
Winter for hippeastrum is when it is dry and cool, and summer is humid and warm.
This means that after flowering, without waiting for the leaves to completely wilt, you can trim them and reduce watering.
After this, the dug up and dried bulbs (or bulbs directly in pots) are put into the cellar or refrigerator for a month and a half.
When to replant a hippeastrum flower
At the end of summer, the plant begins to prepare for rest.
Watering is reduced, fertilizing is stopped, and when the leaves begin to turn yellow and dry out, the bulb is ready for a dormant period.
At this time, the hippeastrum can be transplanted.
Previously, we told you how to grow hibiscus.
