Cyclamen

Cyclamen

There are 23 species in this genus of perennial flowering plants. While native to Europe and the Mediterranean, you can also kill these plants quite successfully in Kentucky. They are known for their upswept petals and variably pattern leaves that will eventually fall onto your kitchen floor to be upswept again, into the trash. 

Care and Watering

Watering. I think this particular flowering plant likes to receive water at some point in its short life.

Sunlight. I'm fairly certain that pocket lighting above a kitchen sink counts well enough to be considered "bright light". After all, we are able to use it successfully to clean dishes when needed.

Feeding. While this plant calls for feeding every 2 weeks, I think that's a little greedy for a plant that already has an entire pot of dirt to itself.