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Why is my Cyclamen drooping like this?

Le_maitreLe_maitre Posts: 2
edited February 2023 in Problem solving
Hello!

This basically happened overnight.
I didn't water it over water it for sure and the soil is not dry either.

A party from the flopiness she looks fine and green no?

I live in the canary island and I keep it inside. It's not that warm (18-20 degré celcius).
Should I try putting it outside for a while?


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  • MikeOxgreenMikeOxgreen Posts: 812
    Somebody went to the toilet in it overnight?

    You need to find out what type it is first, indoor or outdoor.
  • Le_maitreLe_maitre Posts: 2
    From the look of it I would say it's a persicum

    (and we don't have pets :p)
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    Cyclamen persicum needs indirect light, and sometimes wilts because it's been in direct sun.  Has it been in a sunny position?  Overwatering or underwatering can also cause drooping.  They prefer 10-15C, which might be difficult to achieve in the Canary Islands, I guess.  They're also very attractive to vine weevil larvae, which can eat away at the corm from below until the plant collapses; it might be worth turning it out of the pot to see if there are any C-shaped white grubs in the compost.  

    Good luck... 
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • didywdidyw Posts: 3,573
    I have one I keep on my kitchen windowsill, standing in a saucer and it is the saucer I water.  It too flops but perks up when I put more water in the saucer.
    Gardening in East Suffolk on dry sandy soil.
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