Cyclamen 2009

[cohan]

Thank you Cohan!
John Lonsdale is located in Exton, Pennsylvania (Edgewood Gardens).
Gerd

thanks, gerd--i had heard john's name before, and do know of edgewood... not sure if thats still in the lake effect area--i think not, but i'd have to dig up a map..anyway, doesnt matter, still a pretty cyclamen which would not be hardy here, i think...lol

[Mark Griffiths]

Two forms of Cyclamen libanoticum. C. libanoticum Eliot Hogkin from a collection he made. The leaves are a little different, the flower smaller, more pointed petals and deeper colour. It is also much slower to flower from seed and I find it a lot harder to keep going, get seed off it etc. Then a more typical cultivated form for comparison.

[Tony Willis]

Mark very interesting,it seems some of the libanoticum are nearly identical to some forms of pseudibericum roseum.

[Mark Griffiths]

Tony, yes they are. The "typical" libanoticum has a M basal blotch, you will see in the Eliot Hogkin form that is a bit blurred and looks more like the pseudibericum blotch. However this form of libanoticum I think the flower is generally more and upside down cone shape. The leaves are also slightly different from the various forms of pseudibericum I have grown as they tend to be a lot thinner (though pseudibericum leaves vary alot in shape, thickness and glossiness of the leaves).

Apparently Eliot collected a few tubers in 1966(?)..I believe the account of his journey to see it is in one of the AGS Journals of that time (I have a copy here). I then got it from Jim & Jenny Archibald seeds. I passed it on to some specialists but I've not seen them offer it.

[Sinchets]

Some Cyclamen coum and a Cyclamen pseudibericum from the open garden, all with fresh new flowers to replace those lost under the snow.

[fermi de Sousa]

In the Southern hemisphere the autumn species are starting!
Here's Cyclamen graecum growing outside in a raised bed in the Rock Garden,


cheers
fermi

[Tony Willis]

Another Cyclamen pseudibericum ssp roseum

[Gerdk]

Some Cyclamen coum from the Botanical Garden of Wuppertal -
originally planted by Erich Pasche

Gerd

(Sorry for the bad quality of the pics - I took the wrong lens)

[Melvyn Jope]

This, my first attempt at posting, should show three variations of Cyclamen parviflorum photographed
yesterday.

[art600]

Very nice - pity they do not have variable leaves.

[Maggi Young]

Hello, Melvyn.... that's a great start you have made there!  Most interesting to see these variations, thank you.

[Oron Peri]

Melvyn welcome, good to have another Cycla-man here,
Great plants!!!!

[Tony Willis]

hi Melvyn

good looking plants,where did you get the seed?

Arthur mine all have plain green leaves,no variation but the flowers are different shades.They came from one seed pod from the Zigana Pass in 1989.

[Melvyn Jope]

Maggi, Oron, thank you for your welcome.

Tony the plants were grown from seed given to me by a Danish friend. He had grown on plants from seed originally collected by Ole Sonderhousen.

[Diane Clement]

Nice plants, Melvyn, and welcome to the forum.  Yes, it's good to have another Cycla-holic here