Cyclamen Persian — perennial klubnekornevy plant about 30 cm high. At the Persian cyclamen, as a rule, white or gentle-pink. The basis of each lobe frames crimson or dark pink belt. There are grades blossoming every month.
Exterior of plant
Flowers of cyclamen Persian look so as if they were turned inside out. They grow on long peduncles and in form remind butterfly. The lobes sharpened, unbent back, their length reaches 5 cm.
In upper part of plant there are juicy stalks with thick roundish leaves of dark green color. Leaves grow to 14 cm in the diameter, they are located on henna-red backs.
The fruit of the Persian cyclamen represents box with small seeds. Flat rounded shape plant tubers, they quickly increase in the amount of and their diameter reaches 15 cm. The majority of the cyclamens acquired in shop are brought out of Persian. Original forms of plant of Cyclamen persicum possess in small gentle flowers and smooth roundish leaves. At the most part of modern grades of cyclamen Persian large flowers, and leaves with marble shade, sometimes silvery-green.
Features
Bright sunlight is necessary for cyclamen, however it is necessary to avoid hit of direct sunshine on it. It is the best of all to use east windowsills for its cultivation. The plant needs to be held far away from hot batteries and drafts, to try to avoid the stuffy smoked rooms. Availability in air of tobacco smoke leads to change of color of leaves and even to death of plants. During intensive growth and blossoming it is necessary to water cyclamen two times a week. Watering is made through pallet — the pot is lowered in the capacity filled with water. In this case tubers of plant will remain dry that will save them from rotting. After 10-15 minutes the surplus of water merges from pallet. The cyclamen needs good ventilation, when cleaning it is necessary to use dry clean brush and never to use gloss for leaves, it is not suitable for this plant. The cyclamen Persian blossoms is more abundant in small rather small pot. During all vegetative period cyclamen Persian feed up liquid fertilizer of times in two weeks. High air humidity is useful to this plant, the cyclamen feels better when it is sprayed from spray. The cyclamen Persian is made multiple copies seeds or by means of division of tuber. The tuber is knifed on two parts, and each half has to have kidneys. Some prefer to refuse this plant after blossoming though the cyclamen can blossom within several years. When it fades, delete all dead flowers and leaves, allow tuber to dry out then it is left in pot, having put sideways. The tuber should not be watered. In the middle or at the end of summer on it young escapes will appear.