Flaming Kathchen does not bloom

How to make your Kalanchoe bloom over and over again

Most people only cultivate the Kalanchoe for one season and then throw it away. The reason for this is the problem that a second flower is apparently difficult to achieve - it has Once the Kalanchoe has flowered, it is often difficult to get another bloom in the following year persuade. It's actually very easy once you've figured out the trick. The Flaming Käthchen, as the Kalanchoe is also often called, belongs to the short-day plants and only forms flower buds if you proceed as follows:

• The buds are formed after a resting phase.
• During this time the plant should only get a little light and water,
• it should also be as cool as possible.
• Make sure that the plant gets a maximum of eight to nine hours of light per day.
• This applies not only to natural, but also to artificial light.
• Furthermore, the temperatures should be a maximum of 15 ° C
• and the plant should be watered very little.
• There is no fertilization at all.
• Put the Kalanchoe in the dark from 6 p.m. to 9 a.m. in the morning.
• If necessary, put a box or a bucket over it
• or put the plant in a cupboard or the windowless storage room.

This phase should start in November and last about six weeks. The plant then forms the flower buds for the following year.

Extend the flowering time - this is how it works

As a rule, the Kalanchoe blooms between February and June. This period can even be extended by clicking the faded flower heads plucking regularly. However, only remove the flowers, not the entire flower stem - this is where the second flower will also form.