How to Transplant Cyclamen

Cyclamen persicum, or florist cyclamen, appears for sale around the winter holidays and Valentine's Day. It is easily recognized by its heart-shaped, green-and-silver mottled foliage and the backward-flexing petals of its white, red, pink, purple and rose-colored flowers. Blooming cyclamen must be kept cool, with ideal temperatures between 60 and 65 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and around 50 F at night. It blooms for several weeks, with proper care. Cyclamen grows from a bulb, which dies back after blooming, and should be repotted in June, before its next bloom cycle.

Plastic pot
Chlorine bleach
Peat-based potting soil
Perlite

Instructions

- 1
  Mix 1 part perlite with 3 parts peat-based potting mix, such as African violet mix. Moisten the soil lightly. Remove the cyclamen bulb from its pot and clean off the old potting mix. Rinse the bulb thoroughly and allow it to dry.
- 2
  Choose a pot the same size or slightly larger than the previous pot. Do not use a much larger pot since cyclamen blooms best when slightly root-bound. Clean the pot with a solution of 1 part chlorine bleach to 10 parts water. Allow the container to dry completely.
- 3
  Place potting mix into the bottom of the pot. Place the bulb in the pot and add soil until the bulb is covered half-way. Tamp down the soil around the bulb, leaving the top half exposed. Water the plant thoroughly and place in a shady spot until new leaves emerge.

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