Cyclamen 2009

[Paul T]

Hans,

Wow, that graecum anatolicum is amazing!!  Never seen a graecum even remotely like that.  I have a few different leaf forms of graecum (they make such a nice looking plant, even when not in flower), but that one is amazing.  That silvery leaf graecum album is nice too, but compare it to the anatolicum and it becomes much less so.  

[Ragged Robin]

Fantastic shots of your Cyclamen leaves, Hans, giving such a clear idea of how you can create a situation where they follow a line of rocks like a river....thanks for the inspiration 

[Gerdk]

Took some pictures of the first leaves, hardly less attractive than the flowers.
C. persicum looks quite ordinary but I liked the red borderline at the edge of the leaves - it is the only one of a batch of seedlings (JJA) with this feature.
 C.persicum - Rhodos
 C.rohlfsianum - leaves
 C.rohlfsianum - leaves2
 C.graecum anatolicum L.
 C.graecum var. album - Leaves

They all look so extraordinary when grown outside!

Gerd

[Paul T]

Robin,

A friend of mine has a line of rocks mirroring the edge of her garden (about 8 inches inside the garden edge, but not perfectly following it) and she grow her Galanthus next to these rocks, between them and the garden edge.  It creates a brilliant effect, one I've been thinking of doing myself if I can find the space somewhere.  The rocks also serve to hold moisture and coolness under them I think in summer, too, so they help moderate the bulb temperatures.  This helps somewhat in our climate I think.

[Oron Peri]

Here are some photos taken today rushing out..

 africanum.jpg
 africanum pink.jpg
 afr. & hed..jpg
 africanum & hederifolium.jpg
 hed x africanum.jpg

[Oron Peri]

Good rohlfsianum forms, i have many plants of this species, each flower is different in color,  form and size.

rohlfsianum special.jpg
 rohlfsianum large flowers.jpg
 rohlfsianum.jpg
 graecum anatolicum.jpg

[Gerdk]

Great display, great shots - thank you Oron!

Gerd

[Miriam]

Wow Oron! Your collection looks great!
How do you distinguish between C.africanum and C.hederifolium?

I see I must visit you  

[Oron Peri]

Thanks Miriam and Gerd,
Miriam you know the way to Tivon...you are most invited.
It is not that complicate to tell apart africanum and hederifolium, the problem are the many hybrids i get since they all grow together.

Here are 2 of my favorites, starting to flower now, [late autuman].
C. confusum and persicum var. autumnale [still in buds].

[Hans A.]

  and   and  
just wow!
hope you will show us C.persicum var. autumnale when it is in flower!  



Oh sorry, I was so suprised by Orons photos I totally forgot I had also posted some and read the comments recently. Many thanks!
Paul I also love this leaves, for sure it is one of my best Cyclamen- it is a small plant but I hope it will be large one day and make loads of seeds.
Robin - as Paul mentioned I feel rocks/stones have positive effects to most plants I grow - just lifting of bulbs is hardly possible
Gerd- I envy you for your C. colchicums I cannot grow here ! I still have not found such a nice fridge like Oron did.

[Melvyn Jope]

Oron, I can see why you describe the C. rohlfsianum as 'special', it is a superb flower colour and shape. A nice lot of buds coming on the plants too. Are you able to keep them in the open all year round?

[johnw]

- While the crocus are very late this year in my garden, the silver leaves of this Cyclamen coum are already in full growth.

Thomas  - A wonderful silver-leafed coum with the green central stripe.

johnw

[dominique]

Thank all for these nice pics. Oron, I hope you obtain seeds of persicum autumnale !
C.h. white centre leaf

[Ragged Robin]

Wow, I like that with the cream showing the veining and shape of the green surrounding 

[Guff]

Thanks everyone.

Robin, start raking leaves. They like leaf compost/worm castings.

Last pictures of the Dark Purple Hederifolium for this year. They do vary in color/darkness. Maybe an even darker one will show next August/Fall.