Container Grown Cyclamen Outdoor Care Of Cyclamen In Pots

How do you care for outdoor cyclamen?
Can I plant potted cyclamen outside?
What to plant with cyclamen in pots?
Should you deadhead outdoor cyclamen?
Do cyclamen come back every year?
How long do cyclamen plants last?
Is there a difference between indoor and outdoor cyclamen?
Do cyclamen need sun?
How do I get my cyclamen to rebloom?
Can you put cyclamen in pots?
What month do cyclamen go dormant?
Why are the leaves on my cyclamen plant turning yellow?

How do you care for outdoor cyclamen?

After the holidays, cyclamens need a location with bright, indirect light and cool temperatures. They prefer high humidity, so try grouping them with other plants, or place them in a saucer filled with pebbles and a little water. (Just don't let the roots touch the water, which can cause rotting.)

Can I plant potted cyclamen outside?

Cyclamen sold as houseplants can spend the summer outside but are not always fully hardy and should be kept indoors from late-autumn through until late-spring so they are not damaged by frost.

What to plant with cyclamen in pots?

Winter containers can be vibrant with buds opening for flowering and bulbs emerging through foliage. Try using hardy foliage plants, like heucheras and ivy, mixed with flowering pansies, cyclamen, heathers and spring bulbs.

Should you deadhead outdoor 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.

Do cyclamen come back every year?

A delightful tuberous perennial providing colour often when little else is flowering, particularly in late winter or early spring.

How long do cyclamen plants last?

The tuber grows just beneath the soil surface or, in some cases, on top of it. The tubers start out quite small but get wider with age, sometimes exceeding 6" in width and very old tubers can reach the size of a dinner plate. A well-tended cyclamen can live up to 100 years in the same spot.

Is there a difference between indoor and outdoor cyclamen?

Now garden centres don't even distinguish between Cyclamen persicum designated for inside or out! ... Nor do they have to. Other than a possible element of hardening-off there is no need - most varieties behave exactly the same.

Do cyclamen need sun?

Cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum) plants thrive best in bright filtered light. The direct sunlight of the summer is too harsh and drying for the cool weather plant. A position in full light during the winter is preferable. Cyclamen houseplants prefer a cool environment between 55-70oF.

How do I get my cyclamen to rebloom?

Set the plant in a south-, east- or west-facing window, and you'll soon have a new flush of cyclamen flowers. Now that your cyclamens are blooming again, you'll want to keep them in bloom as long as possible. Two essential ingredients are cool night temperatures and frequent deadheading.

Can you put cyclamen in pots?

They can be used in hanging baskets and containers or planted into the ground. They don't like heavy rain and strong winds so would appreciate a sheltered site in dappled shade with dry soil.

What month do cyclamen go dormant?

When Do Cyclamens Go Dormant

Plants learn to survive by blooming in winter or early spring and going dormant in the summer when moisture is scarce. With proper care, dormant cyclamen plants will reemerge in the fall. While they rest, cyclamens need dry soil and dim light.

Why are the leaves on my cyclamen plant turning yellow?

What yellow leaves on a cyclamen plant mean. In theory, cyclamen should become dormant in summer. As the weather warms, flowering stops and the leaves turn yellow. This is a sign that the plant wants to rest, so stop watering!