Cyclamen 2017

[Mark Griffiths]

that's interesting - I had seed of Erna Frank and they just looked like normal cilicium - I didn't realise it's supposed to be an album. I've had similar problems with seed of cilicium "Bowles Var"

[SJW]

that's interesting - I had seed of Erna Frank and they just looked like normal cilicium - I didn't realise it's supposed to be an album. I've had similar problems with seed of cilicium "Bowles Var"

Mark, I suppose it could be another cultivar of cilicium originally with a distinct flower that was developed by the Franks, but it does seem a bit of a coincidence that they introduced the forma album and there's a variety called 'Erna Frank' in circulation...

[David Nicholson]

This sheds some light on it, David. Looks like it was her husband Ronald who collected (but they worked as a team), and the original plant was a cilicium forma album...
http://www.agscentralsussex.plus.com/2005-12.PDF

Thanks for the information Steve, very interesting. Guess I'll just grow it as cilicium in the future.

[ashley]

C. mirabile with a plume moth, Amblyptilia punctidactyla I think.
pale-leaved form
typical cilicium posing as mirabile f. niveum (SRGC 68-1212)

[Bart]

Nice plant Ashley, that first one. Is it an old plant? I have trouble growing mirabile and cilicium  well and do not understand why... see the difference in size between my cilicium album and David's for instance. That's why I wonder if size comes with age?

[ashley]

Thanks Bart.  This plant is probably 7-8 years old, and yes I agree that size generally comes with age.  However performance of my C. mirabile (& intaminatum) also fluctuates a bit from year to year, for reasons unknown

[shelagh]

Nothing out of the ordinary this is a silver foliage C. hederifolium with terrific foliage but which rarely bothers to put up many flowers.  This year it has gone mad, I'm not complaining mind.

[Maggi Young]

Fascinating to think how this sort of  "enthusiasm" comes about  to make so many flowers.

[shelagh]

Maggi you'll have noticed there are no Shows at the moment

[Roma]

The best plants always bloom between shows, Shelagh.

[Roma]

Cyclamen mirabile.  Two plants the same age, seed sown in 2001 from SRGC seedex as Cyclamen mirabile 'Tilebarn Nicholas'.  Second plant is half the size of the first.
First pics from September 1st.  Second ones today.

[sokol]

Great plants with so beautiful leaves. I like this species very much.

[shelagh]

Wonderful Roma, I'm very envious.

[David Nicholson]

You grow some lovely Cyclamen Roma.

[Maggi Young]

Typical to have such treasures when there is no show...... but a delight to enjoy them here at least.