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New cyclamen in flower
Hello, I had an indoor cyclamen for years, so I know about their usual care. It died aged 15'ish and I have been looking out for a new one. I just bought one on impulse, which is in full flower in mid-June. Will it give up and die at the end of summer, given that it must have been forced to get flowers from it now? I would like to keep it, even if that means waiting 18 months for it to flower again. I was planning to water, but not feed it, this year and hope that it "reboots" for next year. Any thoughts?
Carmarthenshire (mild, wet, windy). Loam over shale, very slightly sloping, so free draining. Mildly acidic or neutral.
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I think it will be ok and will reset its internal clock. Just give it the usual treatment of reducing watering after flowering so that the leaves die back etc. I have one which flowered at christmas, died back in april and has now decided to start producing new flower buds as it got accidentally watered. I fully expect it to survive though.
OK, thanks