AV flowers wilting,
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Comments (3)If you give your AV any sun at all it should only be early morning sun before 10:00 am to keep from scorching their leaves. Bright light, or indirect sun like sun that's reflecting off a white backround)is the usual recommendation. And the soil should be evenly moist after watering, not kept soggy or bone dry, but an AV likes to get almost dry between waterings. If you find that the peatmoss in your AV mix has gone bone dry, use about 1 tsp of liquid dish detergent per gallon of water for your plants. It will wet the peatmoss almost instantly, So you'll need less water per plant, makes nutrients more avalable to the plants roots, and helps to kill any bugs in the soil also. I've found that detergent (a surfactant) and water will not harm any plants in the many years I've used it....See MoreAV flowers has browning on the edge
Comments (1)June - no flowers live forever, the time comes for them to fade. If you keep your plants in a stable environment on a cool side temperature wise and with good humidity - they will last longer. Green edged flowers last for month or 2. The plant you got - was grown in a greenhouse, packed in a box, transported to another state, unpacked, put on display in a new environment, then you bought it, put it in a car... I am tired writing it down - I would say the buds are tired too. When they fade you remove the bloomstalks and if you treat your plant right - you will get many more new buds from it - and they will last much longer. Good luck and happy blooming Irina...See MoreLarge flowered AV resembling cyclamen
Comments (4)Look into some of the wasps. I saw a picture of black friar (dates) recently that reminded me of this thread.... This post was edited by froeschli on Sun, Feb 8, 15 at 22:54...See Moreflowers dying on my av
Comments (3)AV blooms have a natural lifespan ... and may last anywhere from a few days ... to a few weeks. Removing wilted or dried AV blooms makes room for new bloom. It's a cycle that repeats periodically throughout the year. Sounds like your watering technique is fine ... and that the plants have enough natural (or fluorescent) light to rebloom. The only other suggestion I would have is a mild fertilizer (at maybe a quarter strength) mixed in with your watering from time to time. This will help support plant health and reblooming....See MoreNorthern Gardener (3b west central MN)
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