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Cigar flower Cuphea ignea

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Irrigation Cigar flowerTenere asciutto
As the cold weather arrives, in autumn, we can interrupt watering, and let the plants perish. We suggest watering the The Cigar flower every 1-2 weeks with 2-3 glasses of water , which means when the soil has been dry for days; if the season should be very hot and arid we can intensify the quantity of irrigations, although we must avoid leaving the substratum soaked with water.

Care Cigar flower
The development is erect, they tend to grow both in height and in width, giving origin to a rounded shrub. Cigar flower Is an evergreen; during summer iIt assumes a orange colouring; the adult specimens are small in size and reach 60 cm high. These plants have a one or two year development.

Temperatures Cigar flowerSole pieno
Let's grow the The Cigar flower in a luminous place, with direct sunlight. These plants shouldn't be grown in the garden during the cold period; in autumn the plants usually perish, and should be eradicated from the ground.Let's avoid exposing the The Cigar flower to temperatures below 15°C. During late Spring we can place them outdoors, possibly sheltered by the wind.

Irrigation Cigar flowerTenere asciutto
We suggest watering the The Cigar flower every 1-2 weeks with 2-3 glasses of water , which means when the soil has been dry for days; if the season should be very hot and arid we can intensify the quantity of irrigations, although we must avoid leaving the substratum soaked with water. As the cold weather arrives, in autumn, we can interrupt watering, and let the plants perish.

Adversity Cigar flower
As the day-time temperatures rise at the beginning of the spring, it is agreeable to practice a preventive treatment, with a wide-range insecticide, which should be applied when there aren’t flowerings in the garden. Before the buds become too large, it is advisable to also treat them with a wide-range fungicide, to prevent the development of fungal diseases which spread easily when there is an elevated environmental moisture.

Substrate Cigar flower
They prefer dissolved soils, with an optimal drainage.

Climate
peat
sand
Soil
Pumice
Bark
S. Organic
alpine
3
0
3
0
2
1
continental
2
0
3
0
2
1
mediterranean
1
0
3
0
2
1

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Cultivate Cigar flower

If desired, we can grow the The Cigar flower in a container. The indications given in this article are related to a medium size plant.

This page concerns the weather continental it is possible to choose another climate area continental mediterranean

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