Cyclamen is an exotic indoor plant. Its flowers with delicate tremulous petals and bright contrasting foliage cannot but arouse admiration. The flowers have a pleasant magical aroma and resemble a fluttering butterfly in shape. Cyclamen can be white, pink, orange, red or lilac. Since ancient times, it has had a rich history, surrounded by various legends, signs and superstitions.
Popular beliefs
Family happiness
It has been noticed that the flower balances the atmosphere in the house and absorbs stress. This property helps to extinguish any conflicts. especially true when several generations of a family have to live in one apartment . With cyclamen, the problem of relationships between mother-in-law and bride, son-in-law and mother-in-law, fathers and children becomes a thing of the past.
A flowering plant will attract love into the life of its owner and will also make it romantic. But for the manifestation of wonderful properties, you need to carefully care for your green pet. Flowers with red petals are especially powerful in love affairs.
Material well-being
The plant is often used in magical rituals to obtain wealth.
Money is attracted into the life of its owner by white petals that have a silvery tint, as well as cyclamen essential oil, which has a very pleasant smell. If you put at least one cyclamen petal in your wallet, or drop a plant extract into your wallet, material well-being will come into your life .
For men
There is a rumor that cyclamen has a bad effect on men. But that's not true. Moreover, a flower with powerful energy can turn its owner’s life for the better. If a person is overwhelmed by depression or dark thoughts, the plant will quickly relieve nervous tension.
The aura of cyclamen will reveal in an insecure man a fighter and the arbiter of his own destiny. The opinions of others will become unimportant for him, which will allow him to begin to act in his own interests.
Another piquant property of the flower is that it relieves the owner from impotence.
For women
Cyclamen is ideal for women and girls. The aura of the flower will help you become more attractive and activate sexual energy. In this case, changes will occur almost imperceptibly. One fine day, a woman will suddenly discover that she has become softer and more feminine and men are more likely to pay attention to her. If a woman is married and the feelings between the spouses have faded a little, the plant will help restore the relationship to its former passion .
If the owner of a flower is experiencing a breakup with a man or yearns for a departed love, let her carry a dried flower or cyclamen petals with her, they will help get rid of obsessive feelings.
If a woman cannot get pregnant, then a miracle will happen next to cyclamen - the couple will be able to conceive a long-awaited child .
Signs and superstitions
According to Greek legend, the Jewish king Solomon, the wisest of rulers, for a long time could not come up with a form for a royal crown. He wandered around his domain until his gaze fell on the cyclamen. The bud bent towards the ground gave the sovereign the idea of a humble and fair reign. The crown had to constantly remind him of this. After the death of the monarch, the flowers sank even lower.
Popular names of the plant vary from the poetic - alpine violet, to the quite prosaic - dryakva, pork bread (animals are not averse to feasting on the juicy tubers). The magical properties in cyclamen depend on the shade of the petals. White or pale pink influence the spiritual side of a person’s life. Strengthen his will, drive away sadness. And bright purple and scarlet flowers help to achieve success in the amorous field.
Family and financial well-being
The positive energy of cyclamen suppresses aggression, has a calming effect on capricious, disobedient children, and returns harmony to family relationships. It makes a woman more tender and affectionate, causing a man to want to protect her.
Heart-shaped petals literally attract romantic vibes. The chances of meeting your soul mate increase. Paler shades of buds evoke tender feelings, while scarlet ones inflame passion.
The silver tint on the leaves and light aroma attract money. To keep them in your wallet, just put a dried bud there or sprinkle its surface with essential oil.
Cyclamen has a cold aura. According to Eastern teachings, he personifies the elements of earth, water. Suitable for sanguine people, it is a symbol of the astrological sign of Taurus and its patron planet Venus. But the plant is also influenced by Mercury, the Sun and the Moon. Therefore, a person next to a flower becomes more purposeful, organized and calm.
Impact on men and women
There is an opinion that cyclamen has a negative effect on men and drives them out of the family. But this superstition did not become widespread.
The flower helps to reveal the potential of a man, calms him down, makes him self-confident, relaxed, and open. It makes you think about your own happiness, and not wasting your life indulging the whims of strangers.
This plant is simply necessary for ladies who want to become more attractive and desirable to the opposite sex. The energy of cyclamen helps a woman look at the situation from a different point of view, love herself, and become open to new acquaintances and adventures. Also, dried flower buds help reduce the longing of unrequited love.
Is it possible to keep the plant at home?
Bright inflorescences filled with sunlight give the inhabitants of the house joy and inspiration.
Cyclamen is simply necessary where people live who attach great importance to the opinions of others, and also suffer from mood swings. In such rooms there are vibrations of fear and self-doubt, and cyclamen will help you gain confidence and peace .
If a family lives in the house, the flower will protect all household members from the evil eye and bad thoughts. All family members fall under the protection of the goddess Hecate, which guarantees peace and tranquility in the house.
Action of cyclamen:
- The flower generates a protective field around itself with a radius of approximately 5 m, within which the forces of evil are powerless. If a person has been subjected to a negative influence somewhere, then once in the zone of action of cyclamen, all the negativity evaporates, and the evil spell disappears.
- The small, delicate plant has the amazing ability to absorb negative energy, process it, and return positive waves back. Healthy bushes organize an uninterrupted circulation of energy, which fountains above the bush, spreading into the surrounding space, and then descends and flows back to the flower.
- Signs say: cyclamen protects only family members who care for it. The plant is indifferent to house guests or office visitors.
Photos in the interior
With good care and favorable conditions, Cyclamen can decorate the windowsill of any home with bright colors. This plant gives a feeling of warmth and comfort, fills rooms with a delicate aroma and delights with its beauty all winter long. Growing Cyclamens is very exciting, and the wide variety of varieties and species allows you to organize a colorful flower bed right on your window.
Useful properties of the flower
This flower is actively used in the pharmaceutical industry. Some substances are added to anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial drugs. Plant extracts have a pronounced calming effect.
In folk medicine, Cypriot cyclamen is used as an alternative to foxglove. Cyclamen juice helps in the treatment of sinusitis and other diseases that cause rhinitis.
In addition, cyclamen improves potency and regulates the menstrual cycle. Infusions and decoctions of the flower are used in the fight against infectious diseases, gastrointestinal diseases and nervous disorders.
To eliminate skin problems (freckles, pimples, peeling, cracks), the tuber of the plant was dried, burned, and the ashes were mixed with a vinegar solution, and the resulting suspension was smeared over the face and other parts of the body.
At the dawn of medicine, cyclamen was used to kill lice - the tuber of the plant was boiled in vinegar and the head was washed with the resulting solution.
A little history
Many legends have been created in honor of this noble plant. One of them reads: “Having built the temple, King Solomon wanted to make himself a crown. The craftsmen offered him crowns of various shapes, from different materials, but the king did not like any of them. He got upset and decided to take a walk through the fields, where the entire earth was covered with incredibly beautiful flowers. Each flower tried to show its best side and attract the attention of the king, offering itself as a crown, but the ruler was not eager to have his head covered with narcissistic flowers.
If you believe this legend, then the flower was able to attract the attention of King Solomon himself, who is known for his wisdom and his intelligence. This is what made it stand out from a number of other plants.
Who will it harm?
A sign that a flower is not suitable for a person is dizziness.
It is important to remember that cyclamen is considered poisonous and should be used with extreme caution . The magic plant should not be used by children under 10 years of age, pregnant or lactating women.
Medicinal products from cyclamen will not bring the expected benefit, but will only harm people with individual intolerance. If you experience dizziness, nausea and other undesirable symptoms, you will have to remove the cyclamen pot from your home.
How does it affect women?
This magical plant has an amazing effect on female energy. The cyclamen flower is simply obliged to settle in a woman’s house, and here’s why:
- Increases a woman's attractiveness to men.
- Fills life with romance, helps to meet love.
- Attracts money if you put a leaf or dried petal in your wallet.
- Changes character, making it softer and more flexible.
According to signs, the plant is suitable for radiant, smiling and cheerful women.
Feng Shui meaning
Cyclamen can be grown at home. But according to Chinese teaching, cyclamens embody the elements of Water and Earth, where the former predominates, so this type of plant should not be placed near heating appliances in the house.
The color of a plant affects a person’s feelings:
- pink flowers are responsible for romance and emotionality;
- red - helps to experience strong feelings;
- white - will bring success in any field of activity.
The best place for cyclamen is on the right above the bed in the bedroom. If you are mentally exhausted or depressed, the energy of the plant will improve your health some time after the flower appears in the house.
There is a sign: if there is cyclamen in the house, then no slander will work. The plant will protect your home from bad weather and natural disasters.
All managers should have this plant , because their task is to communicate with a large number of people, and the flower just helps to find a common language with other people.
Growing cyclamen
The flower got its name due to the shape of its roots. From Latin “cycle” is translated as “circle”. The natural range of the plant is extensive: the Mediterranean, the territory of Iran, North Africa, Turkey.
Unlike other indoor flowers that prefer greenhouse conditions, cyclamen loves coolness and a constant flow of fresh air. Therefore, the room will have to be ventilated regularly. But there should be a lot of light. During the winter months, additional UV sources may need to be installed.
It is important to maintain high humidity in the room. This will benefit the plant and further reduce the temperature. You need to feed the flower with caution, as overfeeding will cause illness and death of your pet.
Watering should be regular, but not excessive. If you are afraid of overwatering, the most comfortable option would be to place the pot in a pan of water and wait until the flower itself absorbs as much as it needs. And then move the flowerpot to a dry place. This method prevents water from getting to the top of the tuber, protecting the growing point from rotting. In addition to watering, spraying is necessary.
Sometimes after purchase it seems that the cyclamen has withered. Its leaves and flowers are pale and drooping. No need to worry. The flower needs to get used to the new environment and recover from stress. During this period, he needs to be provided with the best conditions.
Buds can appear at any time of the year. The duration of flowering depends on the quality of care. It is important to trim faded flowers and leaves in a timely manner. It is worth replanting the plant only if the pot has become really small for the bulb. This moment comes in about 1.5-2 years.
