Cyclamen 2014

[Rimmer de Vries]

Hi does anyone know what cyclamen this leaf is?  it was grown from a batch of mixed seed.

Thanks

[johnstephen29]

I'm not sure mate, but what a great leaves it has

[Rimmer de Vries]

I'm not sure mate, but what a great leaves it has

yes it a large and very neat looking that is why i ask, my guess is persicum, but ?

[johnstephen29]

It might be, but then again it could be any of the others. When was it sown? Are there any flowers showing?

[Rimmer de Vries]

the pot is labeled cyclamen, none have bloomed yet
these likely came from a second round SRGC or AGS seed request for remainder seed in the genus cyclamen.
Never expecting to see any results i mixed all the seeds in 6" pots and a few years later they are alive,  now i have to figure out what is what.

[johnstephen29]

If you sowed them afew years back it might not be long before you get some flowers, then you might find out what you have. Some people can tell the species from the leaves alone, not me though. Hopefully some of the more experienced cyclamen growers on here might be able to help you.

[Mark Griffiths]

I'd also say persicum.

[Rimmer de Vries]

When is the best time to separate a crowded pot of cyclamen seedlings? I presume when dormant but after the summer heat or before?

[johnstephen29]

I'd say when they are dormant, the will be easier to handle

[johnstephen29]

I try to leave them in the same pot for two to three years when they have made a good tuber

[SJW]

When is the best time to separate a crowded pot of cyclamen seedlings? I presume when dormant but after the summer heat or before?

In the UK, people generally repot during August or even a bit earlier, it's suprising how early some plants will start to regrow, particularly if it's been a cool, damp summer.

[Anthony Darby]

I will need to repot in leaf, unless I can identify which tuber is the one that actually belongs with the label.

[fermi de Sousa]

Hi fermi is this the usual time that graceum flowers for you? Here in the uk my plants flower between September to November.

Hi John,
as Maggi says we're 6 months out of sync with you and this is usually the time that this Cyclamen flowers with us. There hasn't been a lot of rain so far this autumn so the trigger must be due to the change of the season or the cooler nights.
As for Maggi's "plant envy" I only can dream of getting meconopsis, corydalis or nomocharis to grow while they proliferate alarmingly in a certain Aberdeen garden I've visited
The good thing about the Forum is that we can share in plants we find ungrowable by enjoying them in other people's gardens,
cheers
fermi

[Rimmer de Vries]

In the UK, people generally repot during August or even a bit earlier, it's suprising how early some plants will start to regrow, particularly if it's been a cool, damp summer.

Thanks,
btw there is rarely a cool damp summer here in the midwest, it is always either a hot wet or a very hot dry summer. 
i will give my self a reminder to repot in late August- early Sept. around Labor Day.

Thank you

[SJW]

I will need to repot in leaf, unless I can identify which tuber is the one that actually belongs with the label.

Anthony - the tubers of hederifolium and cyprium in the same pot should be fairly easy to identify when dormant. Any tubers with roots growing underneath from one point and offset to the side, and which are tilted at an angle into the soil (as if the tuber has been pulled down on that side) will be cyprium. Hederifolium will have a smooth underside with roots emerging from the top and sides of the tuber.