Flowering pot plants

Cineraria: best soil mix and feeding guide

Cineraria is in Living Soil's Flowering pot plants group. Plants sold in flower, such as poinsettias, pot mums, cyclamen and forced bulbs, and flowering shrubs in tubs. Its guide gathers what published references say about soil pH, feeding, spotting problems, cautions and where the sources differ, with 2 mixes that suit it.

What the cineraria guide covers

Every item carries the reference behind it. Where references disagree, the guide shows both.

Soil pH1
Feeding2
Spotting problems5
Cautions2
Where the sources differ1

The count is how many sourced items each part of the guide holds.

Mixes that suit cineraria

Simplest houseplant mix

The simplest pot mix that still does the job, made from just a couple of bags. Light, airy and easy for anyone to put together for houseplants.

Moisture holding houseplant mix

A moisture holding mix for houseplants, for growers who want pots to dry out more slowly. Soft and light, it keeps water and nutrients where roots can reach them.

Each mix comes with the reference behind every figure, measured for your batch, pots or bed.

Good to know

Also known as: florist cineraria, pericallis and senecio cruentus

Questions

What is the best soil for cineraria?

Living Soil lists 2 mixes that suit cineraria, each from a published reference. They include Simplest houseplant mix and Moisture holding houseplant mix. The app measures any of them for your batch, pots or bed.

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Its overview is free: what the guide covers and which mixes suit it. Opening the full guide takes credits, and the app shows the price before you confirm. Credits never expire.

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