Cyclamen 2017

[Maggi Young]

Porcelain is pretty. .... but they all are ,aren't they?!!

[Yann]

yes it's a very nice patchwork

[Graeme]

Porcelain is pretty. .... but they all are ,aren't they?!!

there were a couple of really small dumpy flowered deep purple ones - which have come from the ex meden crimson plants - but have patterned leaves - I spotted today

The Porcelain is a wonderful flower when you see it up close - I can see me getting the paintbush out for the pollen

The Coum with the massive flower will need to be isolated into another building to see if it does it next year

[ashley]

Beautiful cyclamen Graeme

[David Nicholson]

Nice stuff Graeme.

Here's the first flowering of seed grown coum ex 'Ashwood Red' from SRGC seed 10/11-1174 sown 4 September 2011. I was expecting it to be darker, maybe next year? Does everyone's coum seed take as long as mine to first flower?

[Maggi Young]

Here's the first flowering of seed grown coum ex 'Ashwood Red' from SRGC seed 10/11-1174 sown 4 September 2011. I was expecting it to be darker, maybe next year? Does everyone's coum seed take as long as mine to first flower?

The underside of the leaf is a very good read, though, David.

[Graeme]

Does everyone's coum seed take as long as mine to first flower?

Once mine are in growth I keep the seed trays under the benching in one of the alpine houses in summer - so all they see if a bit of light through white washed glass

So they flower in as little as 9 months - 18 months - so as soon as they have germinated keep them in full growth for at least the first 2 1/2 years if you can

[Bart]

Nice selection of C. coum you have there , Graeme. I had  remarked on how slow my coum were growing, just like David's, a number of posts ago.  Will try your method, which makes sense of course.
Also like your hederifolium leaves- particularly the silver and green one in the middle-ish. The price tags suggest you've either bought them- or do you sell?
Cyclamen x wellensiekii is flowering nicely. I assume it is this hybrid, but the label has mysteriously disappeared...

[art600]

Cyclamen coum in the garden

First shows Cyclamen coum threading through Dryas octopetala

Second is a raised bed photographed on Feb 6th

Third photo is the same raised bed taken yesterday

[johnralphcarpenter]

It must be a good year for Cyclamen coum here in Kent - mine have been very floriferous and long lasting.

[Graeme]

Also like your hederifolium leaves- particularly the silver and green one in the middle-ish. The price tags suggest you've either bought them- or do you sell?

Bart - most of the hederifolium have come via Ashwood (and still have the price labels in) - AGS shows or from cyclamen society seed - I do have a good range of plants now
Most of the Coum came via Ron Evans in Nottingham - plus a lot grown from CS seed
I was never that bothered with hederifolium so have grown a lot of coum for years now
I do have a nursery - but I never get round to selling any of the plants - although my wife would like me to  

[Gerdk]

This is Cyclamen elegans 'Reiko' - originally from Jan Bravenboer -
a new colour for this species (at least for me)

Gerd

[Maggi Young]

Some dates for the Cyclamen Society events :
Midlands Group Meeting: Sunday 5 March 2017 – Norton Community Centre

Spring Show: Saturday 1 April 2017 – Hillside Events Centre, RHS Wisley
Show Schedule Wisley Spring Show 2017

Birmingham Conference Show: Sunday 10 September 2017 – Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Show Schedule Birmingham Show 2016

Autumn Show: Sunday 15 October 2017 – Hillside Events Centre, RHS Wisley
Show Schedule Wisley Autumn Show 2016

Also, there seem to be some updates on their website  : http://www.cyclamen.org and they have a Facebook Page :  https://www.facebook.com/CyclamenSociety/

[Graeme]

anyone got a post code for Norton Community Centre? thank Maggi

[Maggi Young]

I think this is the place :

    Norton Community Centre,
    Kempton Way,
    Norton,
    STOURBRIDGE,
    West Midlands.

    DY8 3AZ

Telephone
    01384 378609