Most Cyclamens are unfortunately consigned to the dustbin after a few weeks. With care they will bloom indoors for several months and then can be kept to provide another display next winter.

Cyclamen can be re-bloomed year after year, however, the procedure is not easy. Provide a growing area with full sun indoors, but partial shade outdoors. During growth periods keep the soil evenly moist. When the tuber is dormant, the soil should be dry, but not so dry the tuber shrivels. Fertilize with any house plant fertilizer during growth periods. Cyclamen prefers cool temperatures, 60 to 65 degrees during the day and 50 degrees at night. During rest periods, temperatures between 40 and 50 degrees are sufficient. Flowering does not depend on a critical day length. Repot as the plant comes out of its rest period in the spring. Water lightly until leaves appear then give normal amounts of water and begin fertilizing.