Cyclamen are easy and rewarding houseplants to look after as long as you control the watering.

Watering Cyclamen

• Keep indoor Cyclamen moist but do not stand them in water.
• Water from the bottom and let plants soak up what they need
• If using the immersion method do not get the crown of the plant wet
• Keep indoor cyclamen in humid conditions by putting the plant on   damp gravel or special clay granules.
• Put the Cyclamen, pot and all into a larger peat filled pot and keep the outer pot very damp.
• Fertilize every fortnight if you want to keep the tuber for next year

Choosing and Caring for Florists Cyclamen

• Pick a pot with good fresh leaves. If the pot end is heavy it has some water in the compost.
• Indoor or florists cyclamen are more tender than outdoor cyclamen. They are usually periscum varieties in bright colours.
• Twist off yellow leaves and spent flowers near to the stem.
• Keep cool about 50-60° and away from direct sun and strong drafts.
• Do not let them freeze
• Soft leaves are a sign of needing water or having too much water. If the later stop watering take out of the pot to help drying and leave to refresh itself before repotting.
• Plants should flower through December and January then can be rested on their sides until autumn to flower next year