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Lift your cyclamen tuber from its old pot and brush off as much old soil as possible, but don't wet it or rinse it. Set the tuber in the new pot so its top is about an inch below the rim of the pot. Cover it halfway with potting medium. Place your repotted cyclamen somewhere shady and dry for the rest of the summer.
- What kind of soil is best for cyclamen?
- How do you plant cyclamen in pots?
- Can you divide cyclamen plants?
- Does repotting hurt plants?
- How long do cyclamen plants last?
- How do I keep my cyclamen blooming?
- How do you care for a potted cyclamen plant?
- Do cyclamen come back every year?
- Is there a difference between indoor and outdoor cyclamen?
- Do Cyclamen like sun or shade?
- Do you deadhead cyclamen?
- What month do cyclamen go dormant?
What kind of soil is best for cyclamen?
Soil. Cyclamen prefers to grow in organically rich, well-draining soil with a slightly acidic soil pH. For container plants, you can use regular potting mix but then mix some sphagnum peat into the soil to raise the acidity.
How do you plant cyclamen in pots?
- Terracotta or ceramic pots keep compost on the dry side, so are ideal for avoiding winter rot. ...
- Use foliage plants as a background to enhance the colours of bright flowering cyclamen, and plant bulbs spaced beneath the leaves. ...
- Place the pot in position, water in well, then sparingly over winter.
Can you divide cyclamen plants?
Division of cyclamen is fairly easy. When cyclamen plants are dormant, cut back any foliage. Dig up the cyclamen bulbs and clean off any soil from them. At this point, the cyclamen bulbs will look somewhat like a seed potato and will be divided in a similar way.
Does repotting hurt plants?
It will actually increase the risk of root rot due to lack of oxygen. To ensure good drainage, it's important that a pot has good drainage holes. If you really want to use beautiful and stylish decorative pots, use them as cache pots and plant your plants into and ordinary pot and place it inside a decorative one.
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.
How do I keep my cyclamen blooming?
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. Cyclamens thrive in cool temperatures, and they like night temperatures as cool as 40 degrees Fahrenheit (4 C.).
How do you care for a potted cyclamen plant?
Make sure the plant has excellent drainage with a potting medium that holds water well. Water your cyclamen plant only when the soil is dry to the touch, but do not leave the plant in this dry state so long that it shows visible signs of not being watered, such as droopy leaves and flowers.
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.
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 like sun or shade?
The tubers are actually just "resting," and need only enough water to keep from completely drying out until new leaves emerge in the fall. They tolerate sun or partial shade, but need protection from hot sun in the afternoons.
Do 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.
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.
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