Cyclamen 2009

[Martin Baxendale]

You've definitely got an eye for a good plant, Melvyn. That hederifolium 'Rosenteppich' you picked out for yourself is a beauty - the dark sinus marks, white petal tips and a very shapely flower too.   

Wish I can make it to Tilebarn one of these days. I used to drive down that way quite regularly but never found the time to make the neccessary diversion to the nursery. Now I never get to that part of the country.   

[johnw]

Agreed Martin, have to go shopping with Melvyn.

I've grown a fair number of 'Rosenteppich' seed and never had anything approaching that colour.  Smashing!  I suspect the name in the seedexs is passed down the line to open-pollinated seed and god knows how many generations away from the strain.

johnw

[Gerry Webster]

Cyclamen graecum

Slightly past its best.

[Ragged Robin]

Fantastic, love the leaves too 

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Thanks for the pix of Peter Moore's nursery Melvyn, amazing plants - and you surely picked some real goodies !

A splendid C. graecum Gerry !! 

[Gerry Webster]

Thanks Robin & Luc.

[Mark Griffiths]

hi, long time no post.

I have a question for you. Has anyone heard of Cyclamen africanum album? I got seed from the AGS years ago. When I checked it had been donated by Sheila..ok, it might be Mowbray..my memory is failing me. Her husband(?) was an exhibitor in the late 70s I thought they lived Northampton someting like that..it seems then she was in Scotland. Anyway as he seemed to know his plants it made me think it might be genuine.

Mark

[Gerry Webster]

Cyclamen mirabile

I bought this plant from Tilebarn Nursery 17 years ago. It flowers prolifically every year. I think it was last re-potted about 8 years ago.

[Gerry Webster]

Cyclamen intaminatum

[Melvyn Jope]

Very nice Cyclamen mirabile Gerry, clearly it pays not to repot too often.
Several Cyclamen graecum ssp candicum in flower today. Its not often that you get to see a plant where you like both the flowers and the leaves but as with Gerry's C. mirabile this one does it for me.

[Maggi Young]

hi, long time no post.

I have a question for you. Has anyone heard of Cyclamen africanum album? I got seed from the AGS years ago. When I checked it had been donated by Sheila..ok, it might be Mowbray..my memory is failing me. Her husband(?) was an exhibitor in the late 70s I thought they lived Northampton someting like that..it seems then she was in Scotland. Anyway as he seemed to know his plants it made me think it might be genuine.

Mark

Mark, Tony Lee has been asking a similar question.... see his posts ....
Reply #430 on: September 07, 2009, 06:52:16 PM » page 29
Reply #437 on: September 08, 2009, 05:14:37 PM » page 30 .   

[Gerry Webster]

Very nice Cyclamen mirabile Gerry, clearly it pays not to repot too often.
Several Cyclamen graecum ssp candicum in flower today. Its not often that you get to see a plant where you like both the flowers and the leaves but as with Gerry's C. mirabile this one does it for me.

Thanks Melvyn. I only re-pot cyclamen when they are becoming too big for the pot. They do receive a feed of half-strength Phostrogen every now & again.

[Gerry Webster]

Cyclamen graecum (? subsp. anatolicum ?)

From seed collected on Monte Smith, Rhodes (not by me).

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Wonderful Cyclamen Gerry !! 
The mirabile is a real champion ! - foliage on your graecum looks spectacular too !

[Gerry Webster]

Thanks Luc - you are very kind.