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- Q.Hardy Or Non Hardy? - How do I know if I have a hardy cyclamen?
- Q.Why Weren’t Violet Pots Mentioned In Growing Cyclamen? A Violet Pot And Jobs Flower Fertilizer Sticks Are The Easiest Way - to grow beautiful, long-lasting cyclamen
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- Q.Is Cyclamen Subject To Being Eaten By Moles/voles? - I planted 14 border lilies this spring and moles ate them all. Now I'm going to try cyclamen but I ...
- Q.How To Divide Cyclamens, And When. - One of my Cyclamens, which is over-crowded, has droopy leaves, although it has plenty of water. What could I be ...
- Q.Can I Save This Plant? What Did I Do Wrong? - I recently got an Cyclamen White. It looked Beautiful for several weeks and I was following care instructions of ...
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Anonymous on
March 5, 2019Q.cyclamen house plants
I have three cyclamen plants in a foyer that has a skylight. One plant is doing very well in a 10 inch glazed pottery pot. The two that are not doing well are in terra cotta pots. They are very very leggy and the stems of the flowers and leaves get so long that they fall over the side of the pot. they do however continue to grow and produce flowers. I water all three from the bottom up as I have always done. I am at a loss as to how to get the two in terra cotta pots to go back to sending up shorter stems and being nice and bushy like the other one is. I've looked all over the web trying to find answers for this problem but with no success. Can you help? Hope so.
- Answered by
MichiganDot on
March 5, 2019A.Leggy plants often indicate that not enough light is reaching them. It needs bright but indirect light. An east window is fine but a southern/western window is OK as long as sunshine isn't directly hitting the plant. Other, less likely possibilities are that it is getting too much fertilizer or the room is too warm. (temp 70 F or warmer) Cyclamen go through dormant periods after flowering. Is this happening to your plant?
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Anonymous on
March 11, 2019Q.Hardy or non hardy?
How do I know if I have a hardy cyclamen?
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
March 12, 2019A.You most likely purchased a tropical Cyclamen for an indoor location.
Cyclamen do like a cool temperature and sometimes the indoor temperatures are to much for the plant.
Yellowing leaves can indicate watering issues, to much or to little.
The soil should be damp but not soggy. You should not water into the crown of the plant as this can cause the plant crown to rot.
Remove the spent flowers to encourage more blooms.
Do not repot the plant.Here is a link to help you with care information.
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Grandma no no on
May 24, 2019
24104Q.Why weren’t violet pots mentioned in growing cyclamen? A violet pot and Jobs flower fertilizer sticks are the easiest way
to grow beautiful, long-lasting cyclamen
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
May 24, 2019A.We don't recommend specific brands but give information and care instructions in a more general terms.
How wonderful that you have a great technique that works for you.Was this answer useful?00 - Asked by
marlylynn on
June 12, 2019
nebraskaQ.identify plant
what kind of plant is this?
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Downtoearthdigs on
June 12, 2019Was this answer useful?00 - Asked by
roswithaj on
August 29, 2019
36272Q.Is Cyclamen subject to being eaten by moles/voles?
I planted 14 border lilies this spring and moles ate them all. Now I'm going to try cyclamen but I need to know if moles will eat them if I put them in the ground or if I should plant them in a flower pot.
Answered by
BushDoctor on
August 30, 2019
Certified ExpertA.If you have moles in the area, then they will terrorize just about anything. They don't even have to eat it to kill it. Since they burrow, they also destroy the roots by doing so whether they consume it or not.
You will have to, either, control the pests or grow them in container. You could even do both!
Here are some articles that will help you: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/animals/mole-control.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/animals/vole-control.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/cyclamen/hardy-cyclamen-outdoors.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/cyclamen/cyclamen-care.htm
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Anonymous on
September 18, 2019Q.How to divide Cyclamens, and when.
One of my Cyclamens, which is over-crowded, has droopy leaves, although it has plenty of water. What could I be doing wrong?
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
September 19, 2019
Certified ExpertA.Your plant may be going dormant for the summer or it may be suffering cultural stress. These articles should help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/cyclamen/drooping-cyclamen-plants.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/cyclamen/cyclamen-plant-division.htm
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Anonymous on
October 11, 2019Q.Can I save this plant? What did I do wrong?
I recently got an Cyclamen White. It looked Beautiful for several weeks and I was following care instructions of Watering every 2 to 3 days and leaving it outside in bright shade to medium light. I went out of town for one day and came back to the plant flattened and dying. The pot looked soaked and like the leaves and stems were rotting. Can I save my plant? What did I do wrong?
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
October 14, 2019
Certified ExpertA.Thank you for sending us your gardening question. I hope your cyclamen didn't die. It looks as though it may have simply gone dormant after it finished blooming, but there could have been other problems, as well. Here is an article about cyclamens that should be helpful:
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