How to grow Gloxinia flowers at home

Growing conditions of Gloxinia flowers

The growth habits of Gloxinia require higher temperature and humidity during the growing period. It is suitable for semi-shady environment and avoids direct sunlight. It prefers fertile and loose sandy soil. It is afraid of rain during the flowering period and will enter a dormant period in winter. The temperature must be maintained above five degrees during the dormant period.

How to grow Gloxinia flowers

Gloxinia flowers like a warm environment, providing a temperature of 18-25℃ from January to October, and a temperature of 10-12℃ from October to January of the following year. They are not resistant to direct sunlight, and are best maintained in diffuse light. Water more frequently in high temperatures and ensure sufficient humidity. Apply decomposed thin organic liquid fertilizer every week before flowering. It is suitable for planting in slightly acidic soil rich in humus and with good drainage.

Watering Gloxinia Flowers

Gloxinia flowers like a humid environment. The soil should be kept moist during the growth period, but water should not be accumulated. When watering, do not drip on the leaves and flowers. Generally, water is replenished by immersion.

Fertilizing Gloxinia Flowers

Before the flowering period of Gloxinia, apply a thin liquid fertilizer once a week to supplement the nutrient needs during the growth period. After the flower buds are formed, add phosphorus fertilizer. Be careful not to drip on the leaves. If they get stained, wash them in time and then wipe dry the water stains.

Gloxinia flower disease and pest control

Common pests of Gloxinia flowers include thrips, which need to be weeded in time, and sprayed with chlorpyrifos, seven-star emulsion, insecticide aqueous solution, and wind thunder stimulant for prevention and control. If loopers appear, they can be killed manually, and furadan can be buried in the soil for prevention. If red spiders appear, they can be sprayed with cypermethrin, trichloronate, dimethoate, flower insect cleaner, and sulfamethoxazole.

How to grow Gloxinia flowers at home

Gloxinia flowers are suitable for planting in loose, fertile humus soil, preferably slightly acidic soil. From leaf expansion to flowering, thin organic fertilizer should be applied once a week, and phosphorus fertilizer should be added after flower buds are formed. It prefers a semi-shaded, warm environment. Shade it in summer and it is best to provide diffuse light maintenance.

Precautions for caring for Gloxinia flowers

The flowers and leaves of Gloxinia are covered with hairs. If they are accidentally stained with hairs when watering, they will easily rot. Therefore, you should be careful every time you water them. It is best to use the immersion method for watering. Avoid rain during the flowering period and control the ambient temperature, which can prolong the flowering period.