Cyclamen hederifolium 'Album', white Naples cyclamen

Adjust watering when the plant is flowering or producing flower buds.

Your Cyclamen hederifolium 'Album' is more afraid of too much water than of forgetting. You should only water when the surface of the soil is two to three centimetres dry.

When you do water, do so generously. Use non-calcareous water, such as demineralized water or rainwater, always at room temperature.

If you use a planter or saucer, empty any standing water after each watering.

White Naples cyclamen do not tolerate limescale. Use rainwater or filtered water.

Water the base of the plant when the substrate is five centimetres dry. Then drain off any stagnant water in the saucer or planter.

Adjust watering during summer.

Avoid watering during this period.

Get a perforated pot. You can line the bottom with clay balls or gravel to optimize drainage.

Fill your pot with a mixture of houseplant potting soil (75%) and heather soil (25%). Plant your tuber. The rounded side should be at the bottom. Cover with three to four centimetres of soil.

The soil is already moist, so you don't need to water.

Feed your White Naples Cyclamen with a fertilizer for green or flowering plants.

Remove wilted flowers. Cut at the base of the stem with a clean, sharp tool, or remove them by pulling with your hands.

Dig a hole about 15 centimetres deep. Plant your bulb. The rounded side is the underside and should face the ground. The hollow side is the top and should face upwards. Cover your bulb with garden soil to reach ground level.