Cyclamen 2010

[Guff]

Hederifolium bed

[Thomas Huber]

WOW, Guff - the hederifoliums obviously feel very well in your garden 

[krisderaeymaeker]

This one I keep inside .Cyclamen hederifolium 'Stargazer' .It is flowering now.

[fermi de Sousa]

This one I keep inside .Cyclamen hederifolium 'Stargazer' .It is flowering now.

But, Kris, if you keep it inside it will only be a ceiling-gazer!
Do its seedlings display the same trait?
cheers
fermi

[krisderaeymaeker]

This one I keep inside .Cyclamen hederifolium 'Stargazer' .It is flowering now.

But, Kris, if you keep it inside it will only be a ceiling-gazer!
Do its seedlings display the same trait?
cheers
fermi

 ???Oh , I mean inside my greenhouse Fermi .Previous year I had some seeds but I did not harvest the seeds 
But I  think the chance that you get the real Stargazer again is not big....

[Guff]

Thomas thanks.

1-5 Hederifolium Bed
6-9 Dark Purple Hederifolium Bed

[Gerdk]

Thomas thanks.
1-5 Hederifolium Bed
6-9 Dark Purple Hederifolium Bed

G R E A T !

Gerd

[KentGardener]

Just been doing some internet searches and found this rather unusual way of growing Cyclamen.  

http://www.bihrmann.com/caudiciforms/subs/cyc-hed-sub.asp

I've always kept the corm out of sight.

[shelagh]

Interesting link John, mind you perhaps they couldn't find a pot large enough it looks a monster.  The leaflet that came from a southern English nursery which specialised in Cyclamen told you which ones needed to be buried and which ones should be half and half. Very useful for people like me who forget all advice given them regarding plants within a few moments unless it is written down.  Then ofcourse I can't remember where I put the information.  Ah well such is life for the increasingly memorably challenged.

[Maggi Young]

That exposed position wouldn't work for those types which root from the top of the corm/tuber would it?

[annew]

Which includes hederifolium doesn't it?

[Maggi Young]

Which includes hederifolium doesn't it?

 That's what I was thinking.... but the giant in the link doesn't have any and not all of ours do....    I think I need Roma to help out.....

Poor  Roma, by the way, is struggling somewhat with a broken leg.... she was knocked over by a spooked pony at a Summer show a few weeks ago as she was innocently chating with some friends....so She is not able to spend too much time at the computer right now because it is too uncomfortable for her... but she may see this......

[Roma]

Just spotted my name mentioned here.  I was going to post in the Moan, moan moan thread but Maggi has explained why I haven't been posting lately.  I usually have Cyclamen hederifolium completely covered.  Some which have been in the ground a long time or not repotted for a while do get their tops exposed but I do like to keep the sides covered.  It's so long since I repotted mature tubers I don't remember if they still have roots all over.
I was going to repot as many as possible this month.  I have overcrowded seedlings needing potting up.  I haven't repotted any bulbs.  One of my daughters is doing the watering for me while the other looks after the ponies.  My greenhouse is packed full with all sorts of plants needing different watering and some dormant plants need to be put under the bench while cyclamen starting to flower need to be brought out and watered.  I did have look in the greenhouse on Friday, but that is the only time I have been out since I got home two weeks ago.  I am non weight bearing on my right leg so getting around on one leg with a zimmer frame restricts my movement a bit and I still get uncomfortable sitting on a chair for a while so have to go and put my feet up.  I am managing to look at the forum and keep up with most threads.

[David Nicholson]

Good to hear from you Roma and I hope you are soon restored to full mobility.

[Lesley Cox]

Roma, what a terrible thing to happen. I hope the recovery proceeds well and you are back to full mobilty as soon as possible.

I find the bigger, older tubers of C. hederifolium do make roots all over rather than just on top so I suppose if the tuber were sat on top as in the link images, only where it was covered and received moisture, would it make roots. It obviously has worked well but I don't think it's pretty and for the sake of saving pot size, I'd rather have the tuber fully covered.