Cyclamen hederifolium on Zakinthos

[cycnich]

In November 2008 the cyclamen society as part of the ongoing research and following the study on Corfu in 2007 visited Zakinthos. I was again lucky to be part of that team, the other two being Melvyn Jope and Chris Gifford. If the red flowers on Corfu were the highlight then the leaves on Zakinthos were of equal merit. For a small island the variation was incredible and when you see them together it is difficult to believe they are all the same species. Here are some of them.

[daveyp1970]

they are incredible simply stunning,put the pollen from your red on to some of the better leaf forms and the mind boggles what the offspring would look like

[Gerry Webster]

Fabulous flowers on Corfu &  incredible leaves on Zakinthos. I wonder what the plants are like on the 'middle'  islands - Lefkas, Ithaca  & Cephalonia?

[cycnich]

Fabulous flowers on Corfu &  incredible leaves on Zakinthos. I wonder what the plants are like on the 'middle'  islands - Lefkas, Ithaca  & Cephalonia?

Gerry
 I hope to find out in the not too distant future.

[Maggi Young]

Fabulous flowers on Corfu &  incredible leaves on Zakinthos. I wonder what the plants are like on the 'middle'  islands - Lefkas, Ithaca  & Cephalonia?

Gerry
 I hope to find out in the not too distant future.

 And I hope your camera batteries are full when you do!!! 

[Gerdk]

In November 2008 the cyclamen society as part of the ongoing research and following the study on Corfu in 2007 visited Zakinthos. I was again lucky to be part of that team, the other two being Melvyn Jope and Chris Gifford. If the red flowers on Corfu were the highlight then the leaves on Zakinthos were of equal merit. For a small island the variation was incredible and when you see them together it is difficult to believe they are all the same species. Here are some of them.

Unbelievably - it seems mother nature went totally mad!

Gerd

[Joakim B]

Wow wonderful to see 3-5 different foliage forms in one close up! And all of them great!!
Thanks for sharing these treasures. Were any plants or seed collected by the society of any of these foliage forms?

Kind regards
Joakim

[cohan]

In November 2008 the cyclamen society as part of the ongoing research and following the study on Corfu in 2007 visited Zakinthos. I was again lucky to be part of that team, the other two being Melvyn Jope and Chris Gifford. If the red flowers on Corfu were the highlight then the leaves on Zakinthos were of equal merit. For a small island the variation was incredible and when you see them together it is difficult to believe they are all the same species. Here are some of them.

fantastic! when seeing these various leaf types before, i thought they were mostly man-made, so its great to learn they are 'real' plants

[cycnich]

Wow wonderful to see 3-5 different foliage forms in one close up! And all of them great!!
Thanks for sharing these treasures. Were any plants or seed collected by the society of any of these foliage forms?

Kind regards
Joakim

Samples were collected as per the Cyclamen Society's permits .

[Joakim B]

Great to hear Pat 

[ashley]

Those are extraordinary Pat, the lobed arrowhead (# 6) and silver netted ones (# 10) in particular I think.

Thanks for showing them

[Paul T]

The first and last ones are the favourites of mine.  But they're all pretty speccy. Thanks.

[krisderaeymaeker]

In November 2008 the cyclamen society as part of the ongoing research and following the study on Corfu in 2007 visited Zakinthos. I was again lucky to be part of that team, the other two being Melvyn Jope and Chris Gifford. If the red flowers on Corfu were the highlight then the leaves on Zakinthos were of equal merit. For a small island the variation was incredible and when you see them together it is difficult to believe they are all the same species. Here are some of them.

This is the ultimate dream for the hederifolium-lovers.....We allready get few pictures in our journal of the cyclamen society but this is a fantastic bonus.Thanks for sharing this wonderfull pictures Pat.
I visit Zakynthos this autumn but it was to early for leafs ,only flowers at that time.
If you love leafs ,hederifolium stays on top ,this is another proof. 
   
 

[Carlo]

Well, Kris, there is also Cyclamen graecum--leaves to rival ANY of the great cyclamens...

[cycnich]

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If you love leafs ,hederifolium stays on top ,this is another proof. 
   
 
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I am a graecum lover but being involved in these field studies has made me see hederifolium in a new light. The leaf patterns are as good as graecum and the variation in size is similar. But where hederifolium wins is the variation in leaf shapes which are more diverse than any other species bar none.