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| Hello all, I am new to the site as well as gardening. I think have been doing a pretty good job of taking care of my plants... All but the cyclamen. I bought my first one last month (august)brought it home and it started yellowing and dropping leaves, so a week later I exchanged it for a new one, it too had yellowing leaves but looked healthy with new growth, about 2 more weeks go by and one morning I go to check on it it was wilted.... Completely, I gave it some water, but it never perked back up. I know that they don't like heat so I'm hoping it just went dormant because I don't have a.c. So it sitting in a nice closet for now.
Did it die or go dormant? Some please help me, I loved that plant so. Oh and the tuber is hard/firm. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Tue, Sep 18, 12 at 11:31
| hi .. welcome ... arent they an early spring plant.. that is probably going dormant this time of year??? check out the link for a bunch of info on such ... is yours indoors.. in a sunny window??? how do you water it.. etc .. other than yellowing leaves.. you havent explained much to us.. and a pic might help .. ken ps: i rarely if ever by stock in august ... if the seller got them in early spring.. they are usually rather abused by august ... unless you have a very good seller ... and trust me.. no one is considered a real gardener.. until they have killed every plant 3 times.. do not let that bother you ... |
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| What sort of Cyclamen is it? You've posted on the Perennials Forum so do you have one of the small flowered hardy outdoor types? Or do you have the large flowered tender indoor type? As Ken said August is an odd time of year for indoor cyclamen to be on sale. They are usually around in the winter, especially Christmas. On indoor Cyclamen yellow leaves could be from too much water, too high a temperature or too little light. Or it could be natural dormancy. |
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- Posted by buyorsell888 Zone 8 Portland OR (My Page) on Tue, Sep 18, 12 at 19:49
| If you are talking about Florist Cyclamen they are darn easy to kill with high temps and too much water. |
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- Posted by conuremama 6 (My Page) on Tue, Sep 18, 12 at 21:43
| yes its a indoor type. i do apologize i wasnt sure where to post it. but this picture is my exact plant but thats what it looked like when it wilted. I kept it in a well lit room where its slightly brighter than where i keep my african violets, not directly in a window but pretty close. I bought it at a grocery store and doing the research i know they are not supposed to start blooming til now. so should i just not give up on it and give it a rest. it has been very hot this summer. |
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- Posted by conuremama 6 (My Page) on Tue, Sep 18, 12 at 21:45
| and this is pretty much what it looks like now. except i have no stems left. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Wed, Sep 19, 12 at 8:36
| ok ... heres what you do .. THROW IT AWAY .. and go buy another ... plants sold as this one.. are FORCED .. for off season flower.. for instant gratification ... with a little practice.. you could probably make one live longer.. but indoors.. there are just so many problems.. with long term care.. like lack of proper lighting.. bugs.. soil issues.. watering issues.. etc ... it is said.. you arent a real gardener.. until you have killed every plant 3 times.. and by your 3rd one.. you ought to know what to do.. lol ... as an aside.. big flower plants.. never really thrive indoors.. its a light intensity issue ... and that is why you should note.. that most houseplants are mostly green leaves ... you might let it all dry out.. clean up the bulbs.. and store them for potting and planting in march or so ... trying to get them back onto a more proper seasonal schedule ... and if it doesnt work.. well you tried.. and you learned something ... though i dont want to lose you.. there is a rather good houseplant forum.. though i dont visit there .. i simply found it easier to get the gardening out of my system in summer.. and not bother with many houseplants.. my forced air furnace in MI.. just wreaks havoc with a lot of stuff ... but when i do need a mid-winter pick me up .. i would buy one.. and torture it to death.. and then throw it away .. when i had to put it out of my misery ... good luck ken |
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| The second picture looks to me like Cyclamen hederifolium, a hardy outdoor Cyclamen - it even appears to have a seed pod. It should be planted outside in a shady position. It flowers at this time of year without leaves. They will follow next year. Not the same type as your first picture. The picture is of some in my garden. Indoor Cyclamen need lots of light, but not hot sun,and as cool a temperature as you can obtain inside, cooler even than African Violets. As ken says, you might as well just cut your losses unless you enjoy a challenge. I have indoor Cyclamen which come back each year. At the moment they are out in the garden and just starting to leaf out. I'll bring them into a glazed porch before we get a frost. I never put them in the actual house. |
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- Posted by conuremama none (My Page) on Wed, Sep 19, 12 at 17:52
| Thank you all, especially Ken. I'm going to toss it for now and try later down the road. Oh and Ken I may be back lol. |
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