Cyclamen 2015

[Melvyn Jope]

Some Cyclamen hederifolium leaves and flowers from Corfu.

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[Naoto The Zombie]

Some Cyclamen hederifolium leaves and flowers from Corfu.

Cool! I like the leaves in the second picture.....

[cycnich]

There seems to be a colour and a place I recognise in the last picture. Would that be correct Melvyn?.

[annew]

This single C. cilicium self-sown into my plunge goes from strength to strength each year. I dare not try to lift and pot it for a show, alas, I might kill it.

[johnstephen29]

C. Purpurascens album with its first flower, pure white 

[johnw]

This graecum has been desperately slow-growing compared to the type. Cyclamen Society seed circa the late 80's.  Any suggestions as to the proper subspecies?

johnw

[Naoto The Zombie]

Cyclamen Society seed circa the late 80's.

Wow!  late 80's.......Might I ask you how big (diameter) the corm is?

[johnw]

Wow!  late 80's.......Might I ask you how big (diameter) the corm is?

The late 80's graecum is 3.5" in diamter and the 1985 one is 6.5" & chunkier. What's more remarkable than the fact I haven't killed the latter in 30 years is that the label is still flexible and clearly readable, they were great labels but a horror to write on with a needle.

john

[Yann]

Cyclamen cilicium CSE 08123, sown in nov. 2012, very slow to increase.

[Mark Griffiths]

nice leaves, Yann!

[David Nicholson]

Could anyone clarify please if confusum is still a subspecies of hederifolium or a species in it's own right?

[johnstephen29]

Hi David it's a species now, has been for a couple of years now I think.

[David Nicholson]

Cheers for that John. One of the reasons why I joined The Cyclamen Society was to learn more but their classification is grossly out of date. Given the importance of the Society as 'the' fount of Cyclamen knowledge I don't understand why this should be?

[johnstephen29]

Yes I know you mean, the last time I looked at the website it was so out of date. Have you been to any of the shows yet?

[cycnich]

Cheers for that John. One of the reasons why I joined The Cyclamen Society was to learn more but their classification is grossly out of date. Given the importance of the Society as 'the' fount of Cyclamen knowledge I don't understand why this should be?

The update of the website is work in progress. By this time next year you will see a major difference. As with all these things it is done by volunteers who also have lives to lead.