Cyclamen Plant CareTaking Care of A Cyclamen parviflorumCyclamen plant care involves providing the right light, temperature and soil for these handsome plants. Most people throw Cyclamen parviflorum plants away once they finish blooming but, with proper care, they can be kept and brought into bloom again.
They surround the upright stems on which the flowers appear in the fall. Flowers will be white, red or pink/purple and will last through the winter.
Keep the plants moist. Water them from the bottom to keep water from sitting in the crown which will rot it. Do not allow the plant to sit in water.
This will induce dormancy. Set the pot in an out-of-the-way place but check for new growth once in a while. The corm from which cyclamen grows will begin to awaken and push up new buds in mid to late summer. This is your queue to resume watering. Another aspect of cyclamen plant care is feeding them. Give them any balanced liquid fertilizer. Feed them only while they are actively growing, never during dormancy. You can propagate Cyclamen parviflorum by sowing seeds in the summer. They will germinate more quickly if you soak them for 24 hours prior to sowing. They require darkness to sprout so plant them 1/4 inch deep. Seedlings may take as long as two years to bloom.
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The heart-shaped leaves of cyclamen are dark green marked with white or paler green.
Once the plant goes out of bloom, let the soil dry out.