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Why is my cyclamen leaves turning yellow?

Check temperature and water.
Warm temperatures and improper watering can also cause yellow leaves on cyclamen plants. The blossoms last longer when the plant is kept cool. Cyclamen likes a moderately moist soil. It should be moist to touch, but never soggy.

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Likewise, people ask, how often do you water a cyclamen plant?

While in bloom, keep the root ball moist and feed the plant every two weeks. Cyclamen should be kept moist by watering in a tray and allowing the roots to take up the water rather than watering from above the plant which can lead to rotting. Remove yellow leaves and spent flowers.

Also, what conditions do cyclamen like? Unlike florist's cyclamen that grows outdoors only in warm climates, hardy cyclamen tolerates cold climates and freezing winters. However, this cool climate plant doesn't survive where summers are hot and dry. Hardy cyclamen grows in nearly any type of loose, well-drained soil.

Secondly, how do you revive a cyclamen?

Although overwatering often kills the plant, it's sometimes possible to revive the cyclamen if you act quickly.

  1. Remove any decorative foil pot covering immediately so any excess water trapped in the soil can drain.
  2. Stop watering the cyclamen until the soil begins to dry out.

How long does a cyclamen plant live?

Cyclamen care One of the great things about indoor cyclamen is if (like me), you are a bit hit and miss with your house plant care, they are pretty easy and reliable, looking good for six to eight weeks in our cold house.

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What is the best fertilizer for cyclamen?

Feeding Cyclamen Plants Generally, a complete houseplant fertilizer for cyclamens is recommended, like a 10-10-10 or 20-20-20. Fertilize every 3-4 for weeks. Cyclamen plants with yellowing leaves may benefit from a complete houseplant fertilizer with added iron.

Do Cyclamen like sun or shade?

Hardy Cyclamen are ideally suited to growing in a shaded rockery or naturalized in the light shade of woodland borders. Here they combine with ferns, hardy perennials, and spring flowering bulbs of Scilla, Erythroniums, and Fritillaries. Planted in beds of their own they will create a colony of amazing color.

Is a cyclamen an indoor or outdoor plant?

Cyclamen are usually grown in pots indoors. They go dormant for the summer, but with proper care, they will re-bloom in the fall. When grown outside, Cyclamen persicum will bloom in late winter or early spring.

How do I get my cyclamen to flower?

Plant outdoor cyclamen where they receive dappled sunlight because too much sun can stress or scorch plants so they don't flower. Set indoor plants in bright but indirect sunlight to encourage best blooms, and maintain temperatures between 60 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit.

How do you revive a cyclamen drooping?

A One reason cyclamen wilt is lack of water. To rehydrate a plant, stand the pot in a saucer of tepid water and let it soak up moisture from the base. After a couple of hours, tip out any water left in the saucer. In heated houses, wilting is often due to high temperatures.

What to do when cyclamen finished flowering?

When taking care of a cyclamen after blooming, allow the leaves to die and stop watering the plant once you see the signs that the leaves are dying. Place the plant in a cool, somewhat dark place. You can remove any dead foliage, if you would like. Let sit for two months.

Should you deadhead cyclamen?

In order to extend the flowering of your cyclamen you will need to deadhead regularly and inspect the foliage for any faded leaves or signs of disease. To correctly remove fading flowers and foliage follow the stem all the way down to the soil.

Why is my cyclamen dying?

Drooping leaves on cyclamen are a common symptom of heat or cold stress. The plant also prefers bright but indirect light. Plants situated in a southern window or in a hot area of the garden may suffer and indicate their distress by drooping. Droopy cyclamen flowers occur when a plant has too much water.

When should cyclamen be repotted?

Cyclamens, as a rule, should be repotted every two years or so. Depending upon your plant and its container, however, you may have more or less time before it fills up its pot and has to move. When repotting cyclamen plants, it's really best to wait until their dormant period.

Why are the leaves on my cyclamen curling?

If the leaves of your cyclamen are twisted and curled, and if buds appear deformed, your plant is probably infested with cyclamen mites. Remove the damaged parts, and submerge the entire plant in water that's 110 degrees Fahrenheit for about 15 minutes.

Do cyclamen die in winter?

Like many other plants in their native eastern Mediterranean climate, cyclamen naturally bloom in the fall, winter, and spring when the weather turns cool and damp. During the hot, dry summers, cyclamen become dormant; their foliage yellows and dies back and plants show no signs of growth.

Is Cyclamen poisonous?

Toxicity to pets Cyclamen contains irritating saponins, and when any part of the plant (especially the tubers or roots) are chewed or ingested by dogs and cats, it can result in clinical signs of drooling, vomiting and diarrhea.

Can you take cuttings from cyclamen?

Propagating via Cyclamen Plant Division Don't try rooting clippings from the stems or leaves of cyclamen plants. You can propagate the plant by lifting the tuber from the soil in the fall and dividing it. Replant the pieces under about 2 inches of soil to encourage them to root before winter arrives.

Do cyclamen spread?

All very cunning and exotic, maybe, but cyclamen are easy to grow and when they are happy, they spread and flower and spread and The leaves follow the flowers and so emerge either as deciduous trees are dropping their own foliage or when they are completely bare.
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