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New to growing cyclamen

FairyJennetFairyJennet Posts: 46
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Hi
I'm new to growing cyclamen and not sure on a flower bud or seed pod. Can anyone help?
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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    It's a seed pod. Pull it out sharply so that the stem comes too.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Flower buds are longer and slimmer. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • FairyJennetFairyJennet Posts: 46
    Thank you so much! I've got some pulling to do. That should keep me warm!
  • JoeXJoeX Posts: 1,783
    Are you supposed to deadhead cyclamen then (if you dont want seeds)?  
  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    I never remove the seedheads and my Cyclamen are spreading. Slowly but nicely.
    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
    - Cicero
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    I think the OP's cyclamen is an indoor one, @LG_ .  Dead flowers on these tend to spoil the look of the plant, and many people remove them for that reason.  It's great to let the hardy ones self-seed and spread though.   :)
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    Ah yes, of course. 
    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
    - Cicero
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    And sometimes the stems rot.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    I always forget about the indoor ones, sorry @FairyJennet. And I confess that when I was given one years ago I planted it outside after a while in a very sheltered spot because I couldn't be bothered with it indoors... not advisable of course, but it still pops up most years 😂.
    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
    - Cicero
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I am amazed at how quickly these little things form corms,  the seeds germinate easily in no time form the tiny corm,  they flower the flowing year.
    you need to keep them on the plant until they pop then leave them to dry out on a windowsill,  sow straight away. My problem is I can’t resist a seed head, consequence is, a load of little plants.

    If anyone wants some seeds I have collected them yet again, would be happy to post. 

    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

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