Cyclamen ndi chomera chokhazikika cha tuberous chosatha. Maluwawo ndi ofooka pang'ono, ndi chitsanzo chochititsa chidwi pa masamba akulu ndi maluwa okongola. Mwamwayi, cyclamen imakhala ndi matenda osiyanasiyana komanso kuwonongeka kwa tizirombo, zomwe zimaphatikizapo: mabakiteriya, mavairasi, ndi matenda ena a mtundu wa nonparasitic, kuyambira pa chisamaliro chosayenera cha duwa.
