Marianne's Response
Hardy Cyclamen
Now that my hardy cyclamens have bloomed they have many leaves on long stems and got overrun with Sweet William. Now I’m cleaning up that flowerbed and removing the Sweet William which has become invasion. In doing so can I trim the leaves off the cyclamen tubers?
Posted by TomandLinda on April 15, 2021
Marianne's Response
No, it would be best if you leave as much foliage as you can on those cyclamen as the foliage is making next year's blooms. I do understand the urge to clean up the bed so if you happen to remove less than half of the foliage the cyclamen will be fine but you will just notice less flowers next year. Keep growing, Marianne Binetti
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