How to Grow Cyclamen Indoors

Winter-Flowering Cyclamen

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Cyclamens are one of those flowers that you can always find in grocery stores in full bloom. The trick is to understand what kind of plant they are so you can get them to grow longer than one season! They are such a beautiful houseplant that it is well worth the time to do a little research on their care.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

Bright, indirect light
60- to 65-degree temperature
constant bottom moisture
good humidity

Step1

There are approximately 20 species of cyclamen, all of the Primrose family. They have a tuberous base and therefore need a little special care. The smaller flowers plants are generally grown outdoors, but the large flowering beauties can easily be grown indoors. Simply place them in an area that gets indirect light.

Step2

After about 2 months of blossoming, you will notice the leaves start to turn yellow and the plant looks sickly. It is not dead; it is going into dormancy. Stop watering it and let it dry out. The tuber can be stored in dry peat moss until May.

Step3

Replant the tuber in good potting soil, keeping the upper half of the tuber above the surface. Pot in a mixture of 2 parts peat moss to 1 part packaged potting soil and 1 part sharp sand or perlite. Alternately, it can be planted outdoors in a shady spot in some compost enriched soil. After a few weeks of consistent watering, new growth should appear.

Step4

Bring indoors before the weather turns cold. It should flower again approximately the same time that it did the year before. Simply water regularly, place in indirect light and keep at about 60 to 65 degrees.

Tips & Warnings

Don't let the plant sit in water. Place it on a layer of stone to keep it from becoming soggy-bottomed.
Different varieties of cyclamen bloom at different times.