The blood flower belongs to the amaryllis family. Getting them to bloom is not easy. That's why Haemanthus katherinae, as it is known botanically, is also considered a plant for experts. It only produces flowers if it is properly cared for and treated. What's the problem if the blood flower doesn't bloom?
Why isn't my blood flower blooming?
If a blood flower does not bloom, this may be due to the substrate being too moist, weak shoots, a lack of nutrients, a lack of a cold phase or too frequent division. The right care and environment promote flower formation.
Why doesn't the blood flower bloom?
The blood flower only blooms if it is cared for properly. Reasons for the absence of flowers can be:
- Substrate too moist
- Shoots too weak
- Nutrient Deficiency
- no cold phase
- shared too often
Only strong shoots are able to produce flowers. Young blood flowers therefore usually only bloom for the first time after two to three years.
Of course, the care also has to be right so that the blood flower blooms. The substrate should be kept dry rather than moist. Regular fertilization (€12.00 at Amazon) ensures strong, green leaves.
Don't share blood flower too often
The blood flower can be propagated very easily by division. However, you should not divide them too often, as this weakens the shoots and prevents the blood flower from blooming.
Divide the bulbs a maximum of every three years so that the shoots remain strong and develop flowers.
Beech trees need a rest period
A common reason for the lack of flowers is that the blood flower has not had a break in cooler surroundings.
It must be kept cool in winter. The temperatures should be between 12 and 14 degrees during this time. The winter location can be dark, as the blood flower sheds its leaves in autumn anyway.
Don’t forget to repot
You should repot young blood flowers every spring if possible. Older specimens need a new pot every two to three years. The container should be about five centimeters larger in diameter than the onion. Larger pots are not favorable because the blood flower can then put its energy into forming new roots and not into strengthening the shoots that will flower later.
When repotting, be careful to damage the roots as little as possible.
Tip
The onion plant demands the name blood flower from its red juice. It comes out when the leaves and stems are injured.
