I like the article This plant in the spring assumes a blue colouring; it is small in size and can reach 10 cm high. It doesn't keep its leaves in the winter. The Tecophilaea cyanocrocus has a panel-like development, therefore it tends to widen very much. These plants are bulbeous. Fertilization Tecophilaea cyanocrocus
Let’s use a slow release fertilizer, or manure, when planting, mixing the product to the ground; during the spring let’s mix, every 15-20 days, a specific fertilizer for bulbous plants to our irrigation water, starting from the moment in which the first flowers are withering. Exposure Tecophilaea cyanocrocus
These plants don't fear the cold weather and therefore can be grown in the garden during any time of year. Plant which need at least a few hours a day of solar light.If you desire cleaning the ground from the bulbous plants after flowering, wait for the leaves to dry; later it’s possible to take the bulbs out of the ground and place them somewhere dark, cool and dry, until the best season to plant them again. Watering Tecophilaea cyanocrocus
Let’s avoid watering the the Tecophilaea cyanocrocus excessively, always leaving the soil dry for a few days between one watering and the other, therefore let’s irrigate the substratum deeply every 1-2 weeks with 1-2 glasses of water . We suggest not to exceed with the waterings: if the soil remains damp too long, it can favour the development of rotten in the bulbs. Treatments Tecophilaea cyanocrocus
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. Soil Tecophilaea cyanocrocus
Let’s favour soft soils, with an elevated drainage.
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Notes Tecophilaea cyanocrocus
If desired, we can grow the the Tecophilaea cyanocrocus in a container. The indications given in this article are related to a medium size plant.
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