Cyclamen 2014

[Maggi Young]

Photo via Colin Crosbie's Twittering :

The Best Cyclamen alpinum in the Cyc. society show yesterday at Wisley - no idea who it belongs too - perhaps some of the Society folks will enlighten us later.

[cycnich]

Photo via Colin Crosbie's Twittering :

The Best Cyclamen alpinum in the Cyc. society show yesterday at Wisley - no idea who it belongs too - perhaps some of the Society folks will enlighten us later.

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The plant belongs to Ian Robertson and if by magic will reappear in South Wales next week no doubt.

[SJW]

The plant belongs to Ian Robertson and if by magic will reappear in South Wales next week no doubt.

Not a very good photo, but here's a side view showing the size of the pot.

[Chris Johnson]

Interesting comparing the two photographs and noting how misleading a colour cast can be.

[Roma]

I am a bit embarrassed to show more Cyclamen alpinum after seeing Ian Robertson's magnificent plant but here are three more of mine.
The pale pink is an older plant than the one I showed previously.
Two young plants
The red is a nice deep colour but the flowers are hiding in the leaves.  I hope this will not be a permanent feature.
Cyclamen libanoticum with 7 petals, flowering for the first time from seed sown in February 2011.  It's parent has this feature.  The early flowers have extra petals but the later ones have the normal 5.   

[Melvyn Jope]

No reason at all to feel embarrassed Roma, most of us would be very happy to grow a plant like your pink C.alpinum, and very few of us grow plants as well as Ian. I particularly like the flower on your white C.alpinum in the third picture

[ashley]

Indeed that's a lovely alpinum Roma.  Mine take their chances outdoors and never produce more than a few flowers at a time but give pleasure anyway.
Digressing slightly, is your Begonia listada (last picture) happy to overwinter in an unheated house?

[YT]

Photo via Colin Crosbie's Twittering :
The Best Cyclamen alpinum in the Cyc. society show yesterday at Wisley - no idea who it belongs too - perhaps some of the Society folks will enlighten us later.

  How old is that plant?

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Here are pics of JJA 360.600 Cyclamen coum, dark nose

[Roma]

Thanks, Melvyn.  I am really quite happy with my alpinums.  I hope the white one is as good as the pinks in a few years time.

Ashley, Begonia listada and the Cyclamen seedlings are upstairs in the house.  They are on a table in the corridor under a north facing Velux window.  It badly needs repotting or started again from cuttings but it seems very tough as the temperature can get quite low.

[Claire Cockcroft]

Here's an example of C. coum that seeds around the garden.  When I try to place it, it fails.  When it picks its spot, it thrives.

[Naoto The Zombie]

Hi there! C.coum "Porcelain" is now in bloom!

[SJW]

Here are pics of JJA 360.600 Cyclamen coum, dark nose

Would this be what I've seen offered as the 'Russian form' of C. coum (ie with no rim to the nose)?

I've grown this one as C. coum kuznetsovii 'silver leaf', although I think the usual kuznetsovii form has plain green leaves. The flowers have a crimson rim to the nose, indicative of C. coum ssp caucasicum. C. coum more generally has a white rim to the nose.

[johnw]

SJW - Here's what I grow as C. kuznetzovii from the Cyclamen Society.  The flowers improved greatly in year 2 or 3.  The leaves as you can see are rather plain..

johnw       - Was 12c this am and torrents of rain overnight with a huge gale, now +1c.  Repeat tomorrow but add a dash of freezing rain for good measure.

[johnw]

Here's one I took note of today, don't know how I missed that nose.    From a sowing in 1988 I'm embarassed to say.  C. coum cw Turkey ex the Cyclamen Society, the flowers are very dark but the flash has made short work of that.  No idea if that bi-coloured nose is ordinary or not and if this is worth selfing.

johnw

[johnw]

Does C. adzharicum flower very late in the UK?  I ask as quite awhile back  - 11 Jan 2014 -  I noticed a bud on one of mine and that was indoors at 17c under lights.  It has not opened yet.

john