i have to 2 cyclamens and both are leaves are going really yellow can someone help , what im i doing wrong ?

Answer 1

Cyclamens are not endurance plants. I find that one of two things cause them to yellow. Too much water, and too little light. If it is too much water, you'll have perfectly healthy leaves mixed with yellowing ones. The yellowing ones will be very mushy when they are pinched to be removed. Flowers will react in the same way. Lift the plant root zone out of the pot it is in. If there is water left behind in the pot, the soil drips with water, or if you squeeze it lightly (like Charmin) and water drips out of the soil, too much water is the culprit.

If it is too little light. There will be few or no flowers. Usually older leaves will yellow first and the leaves won't be mushy like if it were over watered.

Typically gift (indoor) cyclamen are discarded after they are done blooming, because it is difficult to get them to re-bloom and they need a dormant season as well. They do not make good (long lived) houseplants.

Answer 2

There might not be anything wrong., Now this depends on whether your cyclamens are indoors or outdoors. This type of plant is not a long liver. After it has done its blossoming, the foliage tends to start dying off. Clip off all the blooms, particulary when they are spent. Yellowing leaves is usually a sign that the cyclamen plant is done doing its thing. You might also be overwatering but it just sounds like the plant has run its course and is going dormant.

Answer 3

When plants stop flowering, reduce the amount of moisture to allow soil to completely dry out between waterings. Keep plants in indirect light, out of the sun.

In spring, repot plants in new soil positioning the corm at the same depth it was growing before. Note that the older corms of large plants may be a third to halfway out or the soil. If possible, move plants to a shady pot outdoors for the summer when night temperatures are reliably over 55 degrees Fahrenheit. Keep the soil barely moist. The old leaves will eventually fall off after new leaves have grown in. Don't despair if you let your cyclamen get completely dry and the foliage is lost. After re-applying moisture, new leaves generally grow back.

In fall, bring plants indoors before nighttime temperatures fall below the 40 degree range. Night readings of 40 to 50 degrees and daytime temperatures of 65 degrees are ideal to set flower buds. Higher nighttime temperatures will produce fewer and smaller blooms.

An unheated bedroom may be ideal up to and during bloom. Bring this long-blooming plant out for you and visitors to enjoy. Provide as much sun as possible, fertilize every other week and provide constant moisture during this period. If plants dry out, the flower buds will drop.

Cyclamens bloom in white, pink, red and lavender. They come in standard, 12 inch types as well as miniature half this size. Expect bloom any time between October and March.