Cyclamen 2009

[Paul T]

Stunning, Melvyn.  I think my favourite would be CHed7 for the wonderful shape and contrasts, but there are very, very nice ones amongst the others as well.  So many combinations I've not seen before.  Great stuff!!

[dominique]

The variety of leaf shapes and patterns in Cyclamen hederifolium is significantly better than a few years ago, the following are some of the variations in pots under glass with me at the moment.

Melvyn
Wow ! Marvellous especially n°8 and 7. Thank you very very much
Dom

[art600]

I am currently looking after 2 of the Cyclamen Society's plants - previously looked after by Kath Dryden.

I think this plant is similar to the leaf shown by Melvyn Ched3  The flowers and leaves make a wonderful plant.  So far no sign of seed set 

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Gorgeous plant Art !!

[Ragged Robin]

Melvyn, your leaf forms are an inspiration, especially the silver ones for me although the all green with toothed edging is very pretty too - a Master at work is wonderful to see and to be mesmerised by your results, thankyou 

[Oron Peri]

Arthur that's a great plant, fantastic contrast Leaves/flowers.

Here are two more persicum var. autumnale
One of its characters which differs it from the common species is the  undefined, prolonged auricle that covers about 1/3 to 2/3 of the petal.

[art600]

Oron

I like the first plant very much - so elegant a flower.

[Hans A.]

Arthur and Oron, the plants you show are superb!
All this incredibly plants shown in this thread make me think I am only at the beginning of my small Cyclamencollection... 

[art600]

Hans

The more you sow the better the choice - and the faster the collection grows.

[BULBISSIME]

Fantastic pictures Oron, Cyclamen are incredibly graceful, like Hans, I allready have some species, but need to increase the collection by seeds too

[Melvyn Jope]

Oron I think the first C. persicum var. autumnale is superb, what a lovely flower shape. When we were on the Cyclamen Society field trip in February 1990 we collected mature seed from this var at Duma junction, as far as I am aware none of the plants resulting from this produced flowers anything like as good as yours.

[johnw]

Do the Cyclamen species have various life expectancies?  I just tossed two rubbery coums, one from 1980 and the other 1988. No apparent cause of death.

C. graecum, persicum, hederifolium and rohlfsianum from the early 80's are still growing vigorously.

johnw  

[Joakim B]

Have anyone heard of the strand/type of Cyclamen hederifolium Amaze Me that is now for sale in a Swedish do garden center chain.
They look nice but I do not know if it is what stated since they talk about hardiness to zone 8-10 and that is not much for this species if I have read correctly.
Photos of the plants can be found on this Swedish forum. Not my plants or photos.
http://www.tradgardsamatorerna.nu/forum2/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=810
Any comments if they are as hardy as the "normal ones" are appreciated and if they are as supplied.

Kind regards
Joakim

[Hans A.]

Hans

The more you sow the better the choice - and the faster the collection grows.

Thanks Arthur - this year I sow only a few pots of Cyclamen. Now it will a bit late to get seeds of the more outstanding Cyclamen - but next year I will give it a try ... 

[Melvyn Jope]

The range of leaf variation in Cyclamen rohlfsianum improved dramatically following a visit to Libya by Manfred Koenen about twenty years ago when he was able to introduce new genetic material. Prior to that most of the plants in the UK came as a result of the collection made by Jim Archibald under his collection JCA499. Most of my plants have now finished flowering but the leaves should continue to look good for a few more months.