can anyone help my mum, see pic

[jesssands]

Mum has a cyclaman, see pic att plz





She wants to know, after the flowers have finished she is left with these seed pods or corms????????????

What are they please? and what should she do with them?

Thanks folks

[jesssands]

[saddad]

They must be seed pods, being at the end of the flower stalk, but what to do next is beyond my experience...
Sorry...  :-\

[dandelion]

Yes, it's a seed pod. trhe seeds will be released from the pod when they're ripe. Cyclamen grows very easily from seed.

[Rhubarb Thrasher]

it's a seed pod. Cyclamens can only be propagated from seed. I think they have a tendency to burst open when you're not expecting it so you could put it in  little bag (still attached to plant!) and save the seed to grow. Fresh seed germinates much better than cyclamen from a seed packet

[Robert_Brenchley]

They're seed pods, but she needs to be patient. The seeds are dropped about a year after flowering, by which time the stalks have coiled right down until they're at ground level. They germinate easily.

[tonybloke]

the seeds are coated in a sweet substance, ants carry them into their nests where they germinate!!

[Robert_Brenchley]

My hederifolium germinate all round the parent plants. Other species aren't so obliging, and need a bit of help.

[PurpleHeather]

The trade name is 'buy and die'

They need to be kept away from central heating.

Other than that, the information you have been given already is perfectly correct.

[Robert_Brenchley]

The hardy ones certainly don't have a habit of dying on you! I've never tried the indoor version, but I believe they need to be kept somewhere unheated like a porch or conservatory.