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marykwiley Kansas City, MO Apr 20, 2013

i bought me a cyclamen and it is full of flowers do i leave it inside or take it out side i looked it up and it said it went dorment in summer so now i am confused i bought it for my flower garden i am trying to make

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Diana_K Contra Costa County, CA(Zone 9b) Apr 28, 2013

Keep it indoors as long as you want.
You can move it in and out if you want, on a patio or shaded garden under a tree through the spring.

However, eventually it will go dormant. Back off on the watering then, perhaps move it to a drier, cool location.

The florists cyclamen (the one most often sold in bloom) can grow in the garden, but around here (no snow in the winter) they are planted in the fall for winter color. Often part of a Christmas display.

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tommyr2006 Poughkeepsie, NY(Zone 6a) Apr 29, 2013

I can never seem to keep them past dormancy for some reason. They die out on me.

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tapla Bay City, MI(Zone 6a) May 05, 2013

Some of the cyclamens are extremely difficult to rebloom. The problem with that is, you never know until you try. Heat is their enemy, too - they take it cool and won't tolerate wet feet, so a free-draining, well-aerated soil and a cool room or shade is to be preferred in containers.

Al

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steadycam3 Houston Heights, TX(Zone 9a) Jan 26, 2014

Here is a photo of over 100 cyclamen plants and I have another flat to prick out and pot up. They all came from the pot in which cyclamen grew last winter (2012) outdoors and up until it became hot and it appeared to die. It has not come back but I have all these seedlings with what looks like tiny little bulbs on the end! I did nothing. It just happened. Anyone know how long it might take for these to grow up and bloom?

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