EXTENSION Care of Lancaster County Cyclamens 444 Cherrycreek Road, Suite A / Lincoln, NE 68528 (402) 441-7180 / http://lancaster.unl.edu

Reprinted from The Nebline, November/December 2004 [324]

Cool temperatures and bright times. Water with lukewarm water and light is the prescription for success be careful to keep it off the foliage and with cyclamen. Place this flowering crown as the plant is very susceptible plant in an east window. A daytime to crown rot. temperature of 60 to 65° F and a night Fertilize the plant with a house- time minimum temperature of 50° F plant fertilizer using one-half the should keep it blooming well into next recommended strength every two year. weeks while it is flowering. When new The white, red or pink flowers flowers cease to appear and the leaves grow tall with nodding stems above turn brown, reduce the frequency and the rosette of heart- shaped, blue- amount of watering and place the pot green to dark green leaves. The foliage in a cool spot. is marked with white veins and light After flowering, let it rest until green splotches. warm spring weather arrives. Repot in Water the cyclamen whenever the a mixture of equal parts houseplant soil begins to feel dry and try to keep potting soil and peat moss, with half the soil around the roots moist at all the crown above the soil. (MJF) Iowa State University Extension University State Iowa

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