**ANYBODY know what is wrong with my CYCLAMEN?

Last weekend, I bought 2 beautiful cyclamen in our local Farmer's Market. They looked healthy and bushy green; one had several white blossoms and the other had 2 red blossoms.


They had been thoroughly watered and were, in fact, dripping wet when the salesgirl wrapped them up for me.





I put them on saucers on my new "plant rack" in my living room, which receives about 5 hours of afternoon sunlight. A few days later I noticed that they were drooping and as of today, most of the leaves are yellow, most of the stems are limp and only one or two of the stems have remained upright. The flowers have not opened and the remaining stalks with buds look almost dead.





I feel as though I've murdered my two plants!! :(





Can someone who is wise in the way of CYCLAMEN please tell me how to take care of them in the future? I'd like to buy more because I like them but I need some horticultural advice here before I buy more. I appreciate your help.





Thanks very much!!

**ANYBODY know what is wrong with my CYCLAMEN?
I grew cyclamen for commercial sale and at home


top reason they die prematurely is watering from the top


sounds like what happened





they like it cool-mine is in a east window between the curtains and window.


If the night temperature is cooler, better bud development.


When the soil surface is dry water from below by setting in a bowl of water a couple of inches deep.


You can actually wait to water til the plant begins to droop a little.


don't fertilize while in full bloom.


remove flowers as they begin to fade.


they do well in clay pots but you can grow then in plastic without trouble.


when you buy one make sure they haven't been watering into the crown (center) of the plant.
Reply:I don't like doing this, but if you refer to the sight below, it should give you some detail on the problem. It may not be the water, or the sun but the TEMP at where they were kept that caused the problem Good luck!
Reply:Care


Potting Soil: Cyclamen persicum does best planted in a soil-based potting mix, with the top of the tuber just slightly above the soil line.





Water:





* When leaves are present, the plant is actively growing. Water whenever the soil feels dry. Avoid getting water on the crown of the plant.





* As the flowers begin to fade, gradually allow the plant to dry out for 2-3 months. It's going into a dormant stage (see below) and any excess water will cause the tuber to rot.





* New growth will probably start to appear around September. At this point, resume watering and feeding. Bring it back indoors before the cold weather.





Humidity: High humidity, especially during winter, is crucial. Keep the cyclamen on a tray of water with a layer of pebbles or something else to form a shelf for the cyclamen pot to sit on. Do not let the cyclamen itself sit in the water.





Fertilizer: Feed with a low-nitrogen fertilizer every couple of weeks while in full leaf.





Light: Give cyclamen bright, indirect light in the winter. While your plant is dormant during the summer, keep it out of bright light.





Temperature: Cyclamen do not like heat, but they are not frost hardy. Do not expose to temperatures below 50 degrees F. Avoid drafts as well as hot, dry air.
Reply:They need to be in a cool environment ; they like it when the daytime temp does not go above 70 degrees and evening temps go to 40-50 degrees. Also, do not overwater them.





I love cyclamen, too, but I live in Florida and my house is rarely below 70 degrees. I could never grow them successfully :-(





Here's more info:





http://www.doityourself.com/stry/cyclame...