It is natural to think about the environment and commit to protecting it, even in a consumerist period like Christmas and New Year.
We can make different choices this time, say no to plastic, no to natural decorations made of pine cones, branches or wood and choose potted plants to beautify our home, or ideally, give them as gifts, “living” gifts, that can last for a very, very long time!
Such a gift brings nature, color, freshness to our home! With a little attention, Christmas plants and flowers can usually have a long lifespan. Here are some suggestions for choosing and caring for these wonderful plants!
Poinsettia or Oleander or Christmas Flower or Star of Bethlehem
A wonderful classic plant and available in many different sizes and colors, from pink to green. It is a symbol of renewal and health! For its maintenance: light, watering every two-three days and to enhance growth, you can use Cifo liquid biostimulator Algatron which will stimulate the plant.
Orchid
Phalaenopsis and Cymbidiums are the most resistant, but the duration of their flowering depends on the light (they do not like direct sunlight) and the humidity of the environment. They must be kept away from heat sources, watered frequently to keep the substrate moist (but not standing water at the bottom) and fed every 15 days with Cifo liquid fertilizer for orchids. Refined and tempting, orchids are associated with appreciation, intelligence, love and passion.
Amaryllis
During this period you can find bulbs as well as ready-made plants with large pink, red or white flowers. A symbol of freedom and vital energy, it remains in bloom for a long time if kept in a bright and cool place. Later it is transplanted into a larger pot or in the garden.
Patience or Christmas Cactus or Epiphyllum
A wonderful cactus where we can find it in various flower colors, white or in any shade of pink or even red. Some of the varieties became known as Christmas Cacti because with proper care, they bloom around Christmas. It even lives in small pots! It needs cool spaces and fertilization every 20 days with Cifo liquid fertilizer for succulents. This plant symbolizes the recovery of energy after difficult periods!
Cyclamen
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The king of winter, is perfectly preserved even in pots outdoors as long as it is protected from frost, rain and snow. It symbolizes protection from the adversities of life! It needs fertilization every 15 days with Cifo liquid fertilizer for acidophilic plants. The pots must drain well because excessive moisture “drops” the flowers.
Hellebore or Christmas Rose
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Its beautiful white or pink flowers open in the cold winter months. It is a symbol of rebirth and overcoming difficulties, but also of tenderness and affection. If grown outdoors, it will bloom for weeks. In the summer, if kept in the shade, it forms a thin bush of leaves and blooms again in the winter.
Olive or Ilex or Bearberry or Lioprino
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A plant of rare beauty and a reference point in Christmas traditions for luck, prosperity, peace. At home it can live for a few days in light, but then it should be moved to the balcony or garden. It always needs slightly moist soil. Cifo Aquastick is a practical and easy alternative to watering potted plants in such cases (slow-release, water-based moisturizing gel, which is gradually released into the soil, where it remains available for about 30 days).
Ardisia or Christmas Berry
Ardisia crenata plant
Small shrub with beautiful green foliage and bright red berries. It symbolizes luck in love, work and life. It has minimal requirements and to remain beautiful for a long time it must be in a bright spot and a cool place. For its maintenance, you can use Cifo liquid fertilizer for general use, which contains the necessary food for all potted plants for both outdoor and indoor use.
…But it’s not just that!
A visit to our nearby agronomist, nursery or florist is enough to find many plants with which we can offer joy and natural beauty during the Christmas and winter periods in general. Some of them are the fir tree, a symbol of life, the anthurium with red and shiny bracts that symbolizes elegance and femininity, the red azaleas a symbol of inner strength and of course the mistletoe, which grows only on the branches of certain trees, e.g. like the apple tree. For millennia it has been a symbol of peace and love!
The AGROZA team wishes you a peaceful Christmas and a new year full of joy!