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Step 1
Purchase your cyclamen as the buds are just beginning to open, but not fully open. This ensures you get the most value from the plant as possible. Cyclamens are usually sold in stores from September through December. Plants purchased earlier in the fall usually last longer.
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Step 2
Place in medium light, but not direct sunlight. Direct sun will shorten a plant's life, but low light will not. Error towards low light if in doubt.
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Step 3
Keep the cyclamen in as cool a temperature as possible down to 55 degrees Fahrenheit. Cool temperatures will prolong the time the plant blooms. Ideally, provide temperatures of 55 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Step 4
Mist plants at least several times a week to give them the humidity they need. Mist them only once per each day chosen.
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Step 5
Water the plant from a tray underneath the plant. Because the tubers the plant grows out of stick up out of the soil and are susceptible to rot, the plant must not be watered from the top.
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Step 6
Cut dead flower stalks off as soon as they become unattractive. Care must be given to cut the stalks off because this encourages new flowers to emerge.
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Step 7
Throw the plant away when all signs of blooms or buds are gone. The plant does not bloom again. Choose to keep the plant for its foliage if desired, however, it does become unattractive in time and will die.
Comments
cbauman said
on 11/12/2008 I have done everything opposite to what this article suggests with the exception of pruning the dying flowers and leaves. I have placed it in direct sunlight, water it from the top, never misted the plant and did not toss it when the first set of flowers died. After the flowers died, I replanted it in a bigger pot and my plant has rewarded me with continual bloosm for the last 11 months.