Cyclamen 2008

[ranunculus]

Diane,

Please can we just clarify that it is on Sunday 21st?

The date that Arthur has mentioned is the 21st September and the Birmingham site is stating the 21st on it's main page, but the 28th when you search for further details?

[Diane Clement]

Diane,
Please can we just clarify that it is on Sunday 21st?
The date that Arthur has mentioned is the 21st September and the Birmingham site is stating the 21st on it's main page, but the 28th when you search for further details?

Good point, Cliff.  It is definitely on the 21st.  The error on the BBGG is probably because the date has been changed this year from its usual date to a week earlier to avoid various clashes on the calendar.
   

[Maggi Young]

Thanks for this, Diane... just been to Cyclamen Society website which tells me about conference in 2003 !!!

Arthur... help!!

[Diane Clement]

Thanks for this, Diane... just been to Cyclamen Society website which tells me about conference in 2003 !!!
Arthur... help!!

Hmm  yes, the Cyclamen Society website is not very up to date. 
BUT Arthur's and my information are correct, and we will definitely be at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens this Sunday. 
Maybe a few more will join us, or we will win all the prizes      

[Maggi Young]

Diane, I do hope that you and Arthur are joined by MASSES of people but that you STILL win all the prizes 

[Oron Peri]

An odd flower this morning, C. rohlfsianum double form, this is its first year to flower so I will keep an eye on this one.

[Diane Clement]

The Cyclamen Society held its Autumn Northern show today at Birmingham Botanical Gardens.  The sun shone on a glorious autumn day and there were glorious plants to see.  I was guilty of too much talking and not enough photography so there are just a few shots from me to capture the flavour of the day. 

The best plant in the show was a stunning Cyclamen graecum ssp anatolicum shown by Ian Robertson with an incredible number of flowers

[Diane Clement]

Cyclamen hederifolium

[Diane Clement]

More Cyclamen graecum, a beautiful flower form on this one

[Diane Clement]

And another Cyclamen graecum, I thought this was an unusual colour for graecum

[Diane Clement]

there are classes for foliage separate from classes for flower.  Here's the winner of the 3 pan for foliage:
2 coums and a purpurascens

[Diane Clement]

And another entry in 3 pan foliage, this time 2 hederifoliums and a purpurascens

[Diane Clement]

An unusual purpurascens with a pink tinge shown for foliage

[Diane Clement]

A general view of the showbench

[Diane Clement]

There is a non-competitive class for plants that grow in association with cyclamen in the wild.  Here are a couple of photos of Sternbergia lutea (grown by Melvyn Jope) specially taken for Arthur, who couldn't be there.