Cyclamen 2016

[cycnich]

Hi Bart
          The dark hederifolium at the show was mine one of three that I have. If you would like seed from it remind me next May and I will happily send you some.

[Bart]

That would be great Pat, certainly will pm you next spring! Thank you.

[Cfred72]

Cyclamen cilicium dans la maison de verre

[Graeme]

          The dark hederifolium at the show was mine one of three that I have.

Pat - where did that plant originally come from as it is a real head turner?

[cycnich]

All came from Jan several years ago and all are equally as good although the one shown may be a shade darker. They start to flower in July and last into early November every year. The best advice I can give is if you do get one then never let it see the sun, the more shade it gets the deeper and richer the colour. The same applies if you would like some seeds then please remind me

[Naoto The Zombie]

The best advice I can give is if you do get one then never let it see the sun, the more shade it gets the deeper and richer the colour.

Would it grow well without adequate sunlight?  ....Well I'll have bash next year! 

[stonehill]

gratulation for the very beautiful cyclamen from the show
sry my broken english
seedling from my forest, goes with me at home

[Mark Griffiths]

Cyclamen cilicium dans la maison de verre

those are Cyclamen hederifolium

[TC]

Here are two pictures of C. Hederifolium grown from seed from one of my plants.  The corms are the same size BUT one plant produces flowers before any leaves are visible whereas the other produces leaves before any flowers. Why should this be?   Seems very strange to me.

[Carolyn]

I have often wondered about this too. According to C. Grey-Wilson in his cyclamen book, this may be partly attributed to seasonal variations, but some specimens always flower before producing leaves. I have some white ones in my garden which do this consistently.

[Mark Griffiths]

I thought this was down to the amount of water they get. Keep dry and you just get flowers (of course too dry and no flowers and no plant).

It's a problem with C. rohlfsianum where the leaves can sometimes hide the flowers. Same too with C. graecum.

[Carolyn]

Surely seasonal variation includes amount of water the plant gets, as well as temperature and light levels.

[TC]

The plants are kept outside in exactly the same conditions so there would appear to be no difference in their treatment.

[Cfred72]

those are Cyclamen hederifolium

What do you see?  they were bought as Cyclamen cilicium. They have not yet sheets.

[SJW]

What do you see?  they were bought as Cyclamen cilicium. They have not yet sheets.

C, cilicium flowers don't have auricles whereas they are quite prominent in hederifolium. Those little swellings/lobes at the end of the flower.
http://www.cyclamen.org/plants/species/cyclamen-cilicium/