How & Where to Plant Cyclamen Flowers

Cyclamen flowers are brightly colored.

Cyclamen is a flowering plant that produces bright pink or red flowers, and grows from underground tubers. The plant goes dormant in the summer, and flowers during the fall, winter or early spring. They do not tolerate high heat or prolonged exposure to direct sunlight. The best location for planting a cyclamen is in a partially shaded garden with well-draining soil.

Things You'll Need

• Shovel
• Hand spade
• Water

Instructions

1. Select a site for planting your cyclamen that receives partial sunlight, especially during the longer summer days. Partial sunlight is four to six hours daily. More sunlight could scald the cyclamen when it goes into dormancy in the summer. The site should also have well-draining soil that does not collect standing water, which could rot the cyclamen tubers.

2. Dig a hole in the planting site that is as deep as the container that holds the flowers, and twice as wide. Use a small hand spade to loosen the soil of the cyclamen from the side of the container. Gently pull the plant out of the pot. Do this in the summer, when the plant is dormant.

3. Lower the cyclamen into the hole you dug in the planting site and fill the hole with soil. Firm the soil around the base of the plant with your hands.

4. Water until the soil settles. Continue to water the plant whenever the soil feels dry to the touch.

5. Pull off faded leaves or flowers as they occur during the growing season, which runs from fall through early spring.

References

• Cyclamen.org: Cultivation of Cyclamen
• University of Minnesota: Cyclamen Care