Tritonia Mixed Color Flower Bulbs (05 Bulbs)

🌼 How to Grow Tritonia Flower Bulbs  🌿✨

Tritonia is a beautiful winter-season bulb plant that produces bright, colorful flowers and grows well in pots and garden beds. It is easy to grow if you provide cool weather, good drainage, and sunlight ✅🌸

🗓️  Best Planting Time (India)

• ✅ Best season: Winter / cool season ❄️
  
• Best months: September – November (most regions)
  
• 🌡️ Ideal temperature: 12–24°C
  (Flowering is usually better in cooler temperatures.)
  

🪴 Pot Selection & Drainage

• 🪴 Use an 20-25 cm (for 4–6 bulbs)
  
• ✅ Pot must have drainage holes
  
• 🪨 Add a thin layer of stones/broken pot pieces at the bottom for better drainage
  

💡 Tip: Tritonia bulbs can rot if water stays in the pot.

🌱  Best Soil Mix

Tritonia needs loose and well-draining soil.

✅ Best mix:

• 40% Garden soil
  
• 30% Cocopeat
  
• 20% Compost/Vermicompost
  
• 10% Sand/Perlite
  

✔️ Soil should be light, airy, and drain quickly.

🌱 How to Plant Tritonia Bulbs

• 🔼 Plant bulbs with the pointed side up
  
• 📏 Planting depth: 5–8 cm
  
• ↔️ Bulb spacing: 10–15 cm
  
• ✅ Cover with soil and press gently
  

💡 Don’t plant too deep—deep planting can delay sprouting and flowering.

💧 Watering Schedule

Watering is the most important part for bulbs.

✅ After planting:

• 💦 Water lightly once to settle the soil
  
• Keep soil slightly moist, not wet
  

✅ After sprouting:

• Water when the top 1 inch soil feels dry
  
• 🚫 Avoid overwatering (bulb rot risk)
  

🌧️ Rainy days: Keep pots protected from continuous rain.

☀️ Sunlight Requirement

• ☀️ Give 3–5 hours of morning sunlight for best blooms
  
• 🌤️ Bright light / partial sun also works
  
• 🚫 Avoid harsh afternoon sun in warmer regions
  

🧪 Fertilizer (For More Flowers) 🌸

• 🌿 After sprouts appear, add compost/vermicompost every 20–30 days
  
• 🧪 Optional: balanced liquid fertilizer every 15 days
  
• 🌸 When buds appear: use flowering fertilizer (higher potassium) every 15 days
  

💡 Too much nitrogen = more leaves, fewer flowers.

⏳ Sprouting & Blooming Time

• 🌱 Sprouting time: 14–21 days
  
• 🌸 Blooming time: 90–120 days (about 3–4 months)
  

✅ Cooler weather helps longer-lasting flowers.

✂️ Care Tips

• 🌸 Remove spent flowers to keep plant neat and encourage more blooms
  
• 🌬️ Keep good air circulation to prevent fungus
  
• 🪵 If stems bend, provide light support