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    Feb 16, 2010, 05:07 PM
    My cyclamen dried up and lost all of its leaves. Is this normal?
    This is a plant that had beautiful red flowers but the growing season must be over. Or did it die? It has a tuber root but there is no longer any stems, leaves or flowers.
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    Feb 16, 2010, 05:29 PM

    You probably over water it, it being a tuber. Always water when completely dry. You probably didn't notice the stems looked really watery. That is a way of telling you, too much water.

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    Feb 16, 2010, 07:00 PM
    Mine always come back no matter what I have done to them. I am in Northern CA, no extreme weather. Everything dies off and then grows again. The only way I know it's still alive is the touch of the tuber/bulb. Mine are more bulb like.:)
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    Feb 16, 2010, 10:03 PM
    Hi! ikaorozco, welcome to AMHD :)

    Quote Originally Posted by ikaorozco View Post
    This is a plant that had beautiful red flowers but the growing season must be over. Or did it die? It has a tuber root but there is no longer any stems, leaves or flowers.
    Borrowed from The Cyclamen Society:
    Cyclamen are essentially Mediterranean plants (in the widest sense) and therefore follow a growing season of:
    Come into growth in the autumn (fall).
    Flower in the autumn, winter or spring.
    Go dormant in late spring/early summer.

    It would be pushing it to say, it has gone dormant here in late Winter, but with Cyclamen its possible.

    And speaking of pushing, you probably have a plant that has been forced by a local nursery. This can also throw the Cyclamen's cycle out of whack.
    The growers and sellers expect you to get maybe three weeks of enjoyment from your plant indoors.
    They don't say that, but privately that's the expected life span indoors.

    Best advice for now:
    • Move it to a cool, shaded area of your home. You may have it in too warm of a setting.
    • Be sure you have good air circulation.
    • You need to be sure that the top of the corm is just above the soil level. If it's too deep it will soon get Crown Rot and die.
    • If it's moist leave it alone without any water for now. Many times your plant will start to grow again in a few weeks.
    • When you do decide to water in a month or so, water from the bottom. Never the top. Let the soil soak up the water for 10 to 20minutes, and then let it drain before placing back in "Its" new spot.


    Some reading:
    Questions On Cyclamen

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