Cyclamen 2009

[BULBISSIME]

fantatstic colours and patterns !!
thank's for sharing !

[Regelian]

Melvyn,

another group of gorgeous variants.  Wow!  Is this species (C. rohlfsianum) hardy in Zone 8 or colder?

jamie

[tonyg]

Melvyn
Forgive my ignorance but I have a question.
How much protection from frost do you give C rohlfsianum.  I was given some nice forms last year (including some which match those you show,) but I struggled through the harshest part of the winter in my unheated greenhouse.  Looks like I lost a couple of plants while others lost leaves but survived.  How much water in summer would you advise ... I am growing them alongside C graecum which does well with my care regime.

[Paul T]

Melvyn,

Beautiful leaf forms.  I have some variation in mine, but nowhere near as much silver as your 1, 4 and 5 pics which are all absolutely to die for.    Fascinating plants.  If you grew yours from seed..... did yours all appear green until their third season?  I had them all green for their first two years then they started getting some markings after that.  Some are quite intricately marked now, but I always remember that there was no evidence of it for the first years and I thought they were all green.    I was quite disappointed at the time, but was still happy to be growing the species at all.  When the markings started to appear I was even happier. 

[Oron Peri]

Melvyn, I'm speechless

I see i should come soon for 'shopping' in the UK.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Another amazing series Melvyn !! 
Gorgeous leaf forms !

[Guff]

My new coum bed is looking good so far, I even have a flower open.

[Ragged Robin]

Congratulations, Guff 

[Melvyn Jope]

Melvyn
Forgive my ignorance but I have a question.
How much protection from frost do you give C rohlfsianum.  I was given some nice forms last year (including some which match those you show,) but I struggled through the harshest part of the winter in my unheated greenhouse.  Looks like I lost a couple of plants while others lost leaves but survived.  How much water in summer would you advise ... I am growing them alongside C graecum which does well with my care regime.

Tony, my C. rohlfsianum are also growing alongside C. graecum. I do have an electric fan heater and try to keep the temperature just above freezing, I dont think I always achieved it last winter and did lose one large plant. I think part of the key is the watering so that you avoid having the plant too wet when the weather turns colder, I will probably not water mine  direct into the pots again now so except for keeping the sand damp on which the pots stand they will be a little dryer through the colder months. The balance required is to give them enough moisture so that the seed pods dont abort. I should have said that my plants are given a good soaking in late August to start them off and only given water again if the weather is really hot. Perhaps using fleece over the foliage in really cold weather would give your plants a little more protection?
Hope this helps.

[Anthony Darby]

I like CHep8 on post 645. Lovely arrow-shaped leaves.

[Michael J Campbell]

Cyclamen Hederifolium confusum

[Paul T]

Wow, Michael.  Cracker of a leaf form!! 

[Ragged Robin]

I agree, really superb 

[Luc Gilgemyn]

I agree with Paul and Robin, Michael ! An exceptionally atractive leaf form !! 

[Anthony Darby]

Very striking, and very well grown.