Cyclamen 2014

[SJW]

Here we are coming to a peak. The picture below  shows some of the plants flowering at present. There are in variety persicums, pseudibericums, repandums pink and album, rhodium peloponnesiacums and vividum

That's a colourful sight, Ian. Mine are just starting to go over, although flowerbuds now appearing on some of the purpurascens. 

[johnstephen29]

Hi can anybody please tell me if c. Repandum album is hardy in the uk? I have got five of these plants and want to try some outside. I have heard that they are not as hardy as the pink plants, does anyone know for sure? Thanks john

[ian mcenery]

That's a colourful sight, Ian. Mine are just starting to go over, although flowerbuds now appearing on some of the purpurascens.

Thanks Steve they are slowly getting past their sell by date here too

Hi can anybody please tell me if c. Repandum album is hardy in the uk? I have got five of these plants and want to try some outside. I have heard that they are not as hardy as the pink plants, does anyone know for sure? Thanks john

John I will let you know in a couple of years

[johnstephen29]

Your going to give it a go Ian? Good luck.

[Bart]

Cyclamen repandum in the garden here in North Yorkshire. After a weeks holiday today I came back to dazzling sunshine and a spring garden exploding with colour.
I don't have old enough plants of C. repandum 'Album' to plant them out, but the ordinary one does seem to like it and seedlings of the plant in the picture are coming into flower after 3 years of direct growth in various positions in amongst bluebells, forget-me nots, snowdrops etc. It really has surprised me how well so many species seem to do outdoors!

[Anthony Darby]

I just love the young colour of Cyclamen mirabile leaves.

[johnstephen29]

Hi Bart your repandum are looking really great, I have them under a hydrangea bush and they do really well and spreading nicely. Anthony the leaf on your mirabile looks amazing, I have never had them with so much pink on the leaves as yours has.

[Anthony Darby]

The pink colour doesn't last long.

[johnstephen29]

Maybe but it's great to see

[Roma]

Cyclamen rhodium peloponnesiacum, rhodium vividum and repandum
Cyclamen persicum

[johnstephen29]

Beautiful collection of cyclamen Roma, you sure know how to grow them. Do you show them?

[Maggi Young]

 Roma has exhibited some great cyclamen - she won a Forrest Medal with Cyclamen mirabile at the Discussion Weekend show last year  and  also with a Cyclamen rohlfsianum at the 2004 Discussion weekend show .... and those are just her two best results!




"The Highland Discussion Weekend held in Elgin was a great event with many interesting plants at the show. The Forrest Medal was won by Aberdeenshire's Roma Fiddes, with a charming Cyclamen rohlfsianum. Roma is an expert with cyclamen, as her several of her exhibits showed. Roma is a great believer in growing from seed. She has a knack for it, that's sure."

http://files.srgc.net/Showreports/GrantonDWE2013.pdf - The Cyclamen Queen strikes again!
http://files.srgc.net/Showreports/GrantownonSpey2013.pdf

[johnstephen29]

Roma should show her plants at the cyclamen society shows maggi, give everyone a run for there money

[Maggi Young]

Bit of a long journey for her from rural Aberdeenshire to Birmingham or Wisley, or I'm sure Roma would enter those shows.

I hope she doesn't mind me posting about her successes - she's too modest to do so herself, I think. 

[johnstephen29]

Yeah it is a long way for her, it's a pity, I'm sure she would be a success at the shows.