--- title: "hi guys so this is my first plant ever i got it as a gift it’s a…" description: "hi guys so this is my first plant ever i got it as a gift it’s a cyclamen💗 (sorry for the long post but i need help🥹) the first pic is the day i got it…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/xzfWjCswcmWYC7o3E2S1Vv?language=ko" community: "Anything about plants" author: "ffxtoom" published: "2025-06-18T07:15:34.701167Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/3szYNLIe9rMRTnR_OKYt_GDvkDUck4THBSebGgDPeL0/-GgLlm9kQ9id6IQKY6vuLA.webp?size=large" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Anything about plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md?language=ko) # hi guys so this is my first plant ever i got it as a gift it’s a… _ffxtoom님이 2025-06-18에 게시함_ hi guys so this is my first plant ever i got it as a gift it’s a cyclamen💗 (sorry for the long post but i need help🥹) the first pic is the day i got it (where the petals look nice and upright) i watched lots of yt and read articles that said no sun and only water the soil and no overwatering so i overthought and kept it too far away from my window (on the shelf) and only sprayed a bit on the top soil (making sure i don’t hit any leaves or flowers) and thought it would be okay 🥹 (it was on saturday) i checked on the plants on tuesday and all the flowers were drooping, some rot, leaves yellow and rotting as well. 🥹🥹🥹 so i changed its spot to be closer to the window (found out its north facing) and bottom watered it. i made the mistake of watering it for over 6 hrs because everywhere i read it said to leave it till the soil feels moist right now i kept it under a towel to drain the water but i think i might’ve overwatered 🥹🥹 some of the leaves curled up and got 3 more yellow leaves i need some tips and advice on what i should do right now to bring it back ti how it looked like before when i first got it. someone please help 🥹 it would be appreciated 💗💗 TIA🤍 ![4개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/3szYNLIe9rMRTnR_OKYt_GDvkDUck4THBSebGgDPeL0/-GgLlm9kQ9id6IQKY6vuLA.webp?size=large) ![4개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/3szYNLIe9rMRTnR_OKYt_GDvkDUck4THBSebGgDPeL0/Eo-PsxCpSaaxjdQXKrojag.webp?size=large) ![4개 중 3번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/3szYNLIe9rMRTnR_OKYt_GDvkDUck4THBSebGgDPeL0/_MWo_Ng3SIizJsRCVya-xw.webp?size=large) ![4개 중 4번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/3szYNLIe9rMRTnR_OKYt_GDvkDUck4THBSebGgDPeL0/T8uVKbzCToWRAP1oJXVOkw.webp?size=large) ## 2개의 댓글 ### Amy님이 2025-06-18에 댓글을 남겼어요. Placing it somewhere it gets morning sun but not the more intense afternoon sun would be good. With sun it will hopefully dry out the soil soon. In future when checking if you need to water stick your finger in the top soil 2 inches of soil, if it’s dry then water, if it’s moist leave it. I like to use a wooden chop stick for this because it shows moisture clearly. If things don’t gradually turn around, I would check the roots for damage such as rot. Good luck! It’s beautiful 🌸🌸🌸 ### Tandra님이 2026-03-24에 댓글을 남겼어요. I'm a bit late to this post but Cyclamens go dormant in the summer. Which means they will have yellowing leaves and die back, this is normal. When this happens, keep in a cool, dry and dark place and reduce watering until all the leaves have gone and then stop watering altogether until the cooler weather comes again in Autumn, once it starts showing signs of regrowth, you can start watering again. Many people think the plant is dying but it's basically getting ready to rest over the warm period to strengthen up for the cooler months when she will give you a constant beautiful display of flowers again. Bottom water as you don't want the main tuber to get wet and rot. --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_