Cyclamen 2015

[David Nicholson]

Anyone have success with Cyclamen alpinum in the garden please? I had two planted out that flowered last year but are conspicuous by their absence this year.

[annew]

My only success has been on my crevice bed, although I haven't tried many other places.

[SJW]

Anyone have success with Cyclamen alpinum in the garden please? I had two planted out that flowered last year but are conspicuous by their absence this year.

I'm sure if you can find the right conditions (some shade and excellent drainage) alpinum will cope with outdoor planting but I don't have any outside up here. They are hardy but it is much easier to control the watering under cover. I suspect your plants rotted off, David.

[SJW]

At last! After a number of sowings of C. persicum 'Tilebarn Karpathos' from the seed exchanges and only getting white or pinkish flowers in the past, I've finally raised a seedling with the correct flower colour (the same colour as rhodium ssp vividum). 

[Graeme]

today in the bottom alpine house






these were just recovered from the plunge in this house and potted on in the autumn

[Graeme]

just a few more



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This is in another building - I spilt some seed - these are growing in just 10mm limestone chippings - the limestone infill in the beds is full of seedlings everywhere

[johnstephen29]

You've got some great looking plants Graeme. You alpine house is to die for.

[Graeme]

You've got some great looking plants Graeme. You alpine house is to die for.

I better not post any long shots........... I just don't get any time in there to sort it out

I need to get the hepatica seedlings out of one end - the plants have been there that long they are very firmly rooted in

First time I have been in there for two weeks 

[johnstephen29]

Yeah I know what you mean, I have plenty of jobs to do in my greenhouse, but the weather has been that rubbish.

[Graeme]

these are some of the other cyclamen in one of the other buildings - all of these were individual plants and I have to admit they are now on their 3 or 4th generation of seedlings

this building is due for a refit this summer and I have got black crates this time - the blue ones rot over time

so it will be fix the plunge bed on the other side - re-pot and move all the plants from one side - then recover all the other plants in the plunge





- this was a few years ago when it was nearly tidy - there are two more alpine houses and another tunnel stored on the left hand side - hopefully these will be put up this year or moved - and at that stage no more stuff will be stored in there apart from plants

[ArnoldT]

Cyclamen coum Yayladgi.

Long flowering

[johnstephen29]

Loverly Coum you have there Arnold.
Hi Graeme you really like cyclamen don't you, judging by the amount you have, I like your greenhouse, did you build it yourself?

[Mark Griffiths]

A couple from me. The first is a seedling from a plant of Cyclamen persicum var autumnale that came from Peter Moore. The parent isn't such a deep colour and other seedlings are pale with a pink nose.

The second is of a pot of Cyclamen coum albumissum from Cyclamen Society seed, there is normal coum and pallens in there too. Hopefully I managed to get some seedlings from the right seed pods so I can get another generation of the white.

[SJW]

A couple from me. The first is a seedling from a plant of Cyclamen persicum var autumnale that came from Peter Moore. The parent isn't such a deep colour and other seedlings are pale with a pink nose.

It looks like it has a good leaf, too, Mark.

Here's some shots of the benches in the Cyclamen house at Ashwood Nurseries on Sunday.

[SJW]

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