What is the best way to care for a cyclamen plant?

Please help - my grandmother was given one for Mothers Day %26amp; would like to know how to care for it.

What is the best way to care for a cyclamen plant?
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Reply:They aren't really indoor plants... if you have it inside while it's flowering, best to keep it in a cool room and give it a freshen up in a protected place outside every few days. They like a bright well lit spot. If you have a tray or saucer under it, make sure when you water it, that it doesn't sit in water as the roots will rot. Drain it well before putting back. As the flowers finish, twist them off at the base of the plant... if you leave stems on it they can go mouldy and rot the plant.


Once it finishes flowering, best to put it outside in fresh air and it will go dormant during the hot weather... dies off to the bulb. Just keep it moist, not wet, until the new shoots begin to form. Then shake off all soil, and repot into fresh mix, and give a weak organic fertiliser like Seasol or fish emulsion. Should grow and flower bigger and better each year.


Make sure when it's repotted, that the bulb part (corm) is planted at the same level... on top of the mix.


Large corms can be cut in half and both halves can form seperate plants, but a risk of one or both halves rotting.


Hope this helps,


Cheers, Rob