Caring for a ‘Cyclamen’

[Tink Tina]

Hello unfortunately I don’t have many houseplants as I easily kill them off!

I’ve been given a cyclamen in a pot which after a week the flowers started to droop so I watered it (from the bottom, which I thought was the correct way to do it for this plant) but now the flowers are upright but most of the leaves are yellow!

I’ve also put near a window

Please tell what I should be doing right

[Sally42]

From Google.

While in bloom, keep the root ball moist and feed the plant every two weeks. Cyclamen should be kept moist by watering in a tray and allowing the roots to take up the water rather than watering from above the plant which can lead to rotting. Remove yellow leaves and spent flowers.

[DisneyDaffodil]

Yellow leaves are usually from over (or under) watering. I find it’s usually overwatering though. Remove the yellow leaves and don’t water too often. I usually water houseplants when the soil starts to feel less wet. I water from the top and stop watering when it comes out of the bottom.

The window could be a bit cold for it at the moment too. Plants need light but some plants tend to prefer a table or stand out of the actual window but still in front of the window to get light through the winter as the window itself gets too chilly

[Tink Tina]

Thank you both

[Angcap]

Try to keep it in a constantly warm (ish) place. They hate temperature change. Have heard they only need to be cold for 10 mins for the leaves to start falling off.

[ERICSMUM]

Is it an indoor Cyclamen ? There’s probably a tag attached with details.

I buy small ones from the garden centre, sold as outdoor plants - they flower winter and spring in tubs in my front garden.