Click Here To Visit The SRGC Main Site
How hardy will said Cyclamen coum need to be to be deemed hardy?
David's kuznetzovii looks exactly like any other Cyc. coum, to my mind.....
Simon - No question my kuznetzovii is at this pioint indistinguisable from any other coum here. I guess the solution is to find one adaptable to the strange climate here.Presently a lovely day around 5c and sunny but the ground is frozen solid and snow is forecast for tomorrow.johnw
....... There were no greenhouses allowed in private garden under communist regime ......
Quote from: johnw on February 16, 2010, 04:50:06 PMSimon - No question my kuznetzovii is at this pioint indistinguisable from any other coum here. I guess the solution is to find one adaptable to the strange climate here.Presently a lovely day around 5c and sunny but the ground is frozen solid and snow is forecast for tomorrow.johnwLeaves are something variable but generally less mottled than in other coums. The difference is (by Dima Zubov) in the surface of tuber - in one of them it is smooth, in another rough, but I not remember in which. Unfortunately Cyclamens didn't belong to my favourite plants in Soviet time and then I didn't checked local floras in Russian for this genus and haven't notes about this. There were no greenhouses allowed in private garden under communist regime and Cyclamens were too risky plant for outside.Janis
As mentioned before, after reading Janis Ruksans' account of Cyclamen kuznetzovii and its superior hardiness I have been chasing it down. Janis mentioned Sahins had it so I wrote to them. Unfortunately all of their stock plants was sold!As Cyclamen coum is not reliably hardy here I thought this was a very important species to get for Nova Scotia. We have tried Ellen Hornig's hardy strain of coum without long term success. I often wonder how she tested for cold hardiness when she is in the snowbelt of New York State.With luck I got seed from the Cyclamen Society a couple of months ago. Now this seed may be crossed with tender coums but it is better than nothing, Two seeds of about 30 or more have sprouted in the last month. They are plain green, which is fine by me. Janis mentions his kuznetzovii seed took several years to sprout.I'm wondering if any forumists are growing kuznetzovii and/or have seen photos of this species' leaves or flowers?Hopefully pure kuznetzovii will appear in the future.johnw[/quote
Quote from: Janis Ruksans on February 16, 2010, 07:34:03 PM....... There were no greenhouses allowed in private garden under communist regime ......WHY