Florist's cyclamen
Cyclamen persicum
A tropical houseplant. Prefers bright indirect light. Wants a substrate that drains steadily. As a species it wants water about every 5 days. Toxic to cats and dogs.
Florist's cyclamen: how often should you water it?
That’s the interval our references converge on for this species indoors: roughly every 5 days between waterings, adjusted for your light and your season.
What we do and don’t publish
Why we don’t give you a date.
We publish the interval this species usually wants. We don’t publish a date for your plant — nothing here measures it. The interval is a starting point you adjust from what you actually log.
Care cadences
Not needed for this species: clean leaves · mist.
What’s known about this species
Light
Environment
Soil & pot
Pot with drainage and a well-draining mix; water from below to keep the tuber crown dry. Cool rooms prolong bloom; goes dormant in summer.
Toxicity
Toxic to cats & dogs (ASPCA): terpenoid saponins cause salivation, vomiting, diarrhea; large ingestions of tubers can cause heart rhythm abnormalities, seizures and death.
The species’ year
A typical year for this species in a temperate northern home. It shifts with your light and your latitude — we don’t track your plant’s season, so treat this as rhythm, not schedule.
Verdalia holds the interval, your log moves it. Free to start.
Verdalia publishes species guidance curated from horticultural references. It does not measure your plant — you log what you do, and the intervals adjust to what you log. Suggest a correction