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title: "Is the Planta advice for Cyclamen good? I received this plant for…"
description: "Is the Planta advice for Cyclamen good? I received this plant for Valentine’s Day and had it in this location. The leaves were dark green and and the plant a…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64b3fceaf07b0f6770965825"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Mingle"
published: "2023-07-16T14:21:30.035Z"
language: "en"
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# Is the Planta advice for Cyclamen good? I received this plant for…

_Posted by Mingle on 2023-07-16_

Is the Planta advice for Cyclamen good? I received this plant for Valentine’s Day and had it in this location. The leaves were dark green and and the plant a beautiful shape. I have not had any indoor plants for years due to a child with allergies, but this little guy made me curious about them again. A friend recommended this app, and the app recommended I repot it from the metal pot with no drainage and put it closer to the window. I did that and everything seemed great for awhile, but a couple of weeks ago the leaves were curling and turning a bit yellow so I thought it needed water. Planta thinks I’ve overwatered and need to move it to a brighter application so I tried that and now it’s looking even yellower and getting this long stemmy look to it. Is it just in shock from the repotting and I need to be patient? I haven’t done any more extra watering than the one time but it gets really dry between when I follow Planta’s recommendation. Any advice us greatly appreciated!

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## 1 comment

### Mingle commented on 2024-01-04

Seems to like to stay slightly damp and definitely needed a lot more light than I could get from a window. He loves his grow light…

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