Light: During the fall and winter, indoor Cyclamen Plants need bright indirect light. When your Cyclamen houseplants become dormant sometime in the spring, put them in a darker area until they start to produce new leaves in the fall.

Water: Allow the top 50% of the soil to dry out before watering your Cyclamen. Cyclamen Plants should always be watered from the bottom and never watered at the very center of the plant. When your Cyclamen starts to droop a little, place it in a saucer of water for 10 minutes. Allow the excess water in the soil to drain before returning the Cyclamen to its decorative container. Cyclamen leaves do not like to be wet, so try to keep them dry at all times.

Fertilizer: Feed a Cyclamen houseplant monthly in the fall and winter when it’s actively growing with a water-soluble fertilizer at 1/2 the recommended strength.

Temperature: Indoor Cyclamen grow faster and bloom more often in cool temperatures between 55-65 degrees. When Cyclamen Plants are dormant, during the spring and summer, place them in an area where the temperature is never below 45 degrees or above 60 degrees. Avoid placing Cyclamen houseplants in drafts or in front of heaters.

Humidity: Cyclamen prefer high humidity. If the air in your home is very dry, place your Cyclamen Plant on a tray of wet pebbles. Be sure the plant is sitting on the pebbles and not in the water.

Flowering: Remove dead flowers from your Cyclamen as soon as they appear. I’ve found that stressing a Cyclamen by allowing it to droop a little before watering encourages it to bloom more often.