Autumn Cyclamen Mix

Planting Cyclamen Indoors:

• Happy at room temperature. Find them a light position without too much direct sunlight.
• Heat will encourage early dormancy so avoid placing them near radiators or in direct sunlight.
• Cyclamen don't like cold temperatures either so on nights move them into the middle of the room.
• Don’t water too often – let them dry between waterings, until the leaves droop slightly, and then water from the base, leaving plants in a saucer of water overnight.
• Deadhead regularly by removing any dead or dying leaves with a pair of sharp scissors.
• Cyclamen don't need a lot of feeding but to keep them flowering for as long as possible, give them an occasional feed with a soluble fertiliser such as Blooming Fast Superior Soluable Fertiliser.

Planting Cyclamen Outdoors:

• Use in hanging baskets and container displays or planted directly into flower beds.
• Plants are frost tender, but hardy down to -3C or so. They don't like heavy rain and strong winds, so are best in a sheltered site in light shade with the compost on the dry side.
• When potting or planting, use a free draining compost/soil with a little grit added before planting.
• Add some slow release fertiliser to the mixture or the planting hole if planting into the ground.
• Deadhead as soon as the flowers start to fade and remove any yellowing leaves. Take the stem off down to the corm by twisting and pulling, rather than cutting away.

Aftercare:

• Cyclamen come into growth in autumn, growing through the winter and spring and then going dormant while there is no rain and intense sun in the summer.
• To help recreate their ideal growing conditions, stop watering when they stop flowering and let the leaves go yellow and wither. This is usually in April but could be a few weeks later. Then put them somewhere cool and dry, but not totally dry as the compost is then tricky to rehydrate, for the summer.
• Start watering again either in September or when you see signs of regrowth. Soak the pot well. If no growth shows when you water it, wait for shoots to appear before watering again.

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