Keep your potted cyclamen blooming year after year with these tips.
This guide will help you care for your indoor cyclamen so it will bloom for weeks in winter.
Plus, you’ll get tips for helping your plant bloom again the next year.
Credit: Doug Hetherington
All parts of cyclamen are toxic to dogs and cats so keep these plants away from pets.
Florist’s cyclamen are intended for indoor growing and are not the same as hardy cyclamen that thrive outdoors.
So dont pop your indoor cyclamen outside for fresh air if theres a break in the winter weather.
However, they’re more particular about temperatures and watering at specific times of the year.
If thats not possible, try a windowsill in a room with an eastern exposure.
The morning sun will be helpful but wont last long enough to bake the plant.
Avoid splashing the leaves and double-check the excess water drains away from the plant.
Moist but not soggy soil is the goal.
Monitor the soil moisture closely by touching the top of the soil.
Once the cyclamen has gone completely dormant, only water lightly every two weeks.
Indoor cyclamenprefer humid air.
As the water evaporates, it will raise the humidity around your plant.
Or put your potted cyclamen in an open or closed terrarium to ramp up the humidity.
Miniature cyclamen can look especially jewel-likein a tiny terrarium.
Skip the fertilizer while your plant is dormant in the summer.
Tug or snip off each dead flower stalk or leaf at its base.
It’s common in younger indoor cyclamen, especially if the plant is in a damp, humid environment.
it’s possible for you to also combine a natural insecticide diluted in hot water.
Provide fresh houseplant potting mix to ensure good drainage.
Keep the top of the cyclamen tuber showing above the soil, like you had in the original pot.
Use a clay pot to reduce the chances of soggy soil.
Reduce watering and stop fertilizing the plant.
Move it to a shady indoor spot and begin to water and fertilize again in late summer.
As leaves grow, bring it back to a bright, cool room for the fall and winter.
