Cyclamen 2010

[Diane Clement]

Are Cyclamen prone to missing both leaves and flowers in some years? I have a couple of C. mirabile which have shown nothing this year, should I tip them out and have a look? 

No, don't disturb them, David, it's early days yet.  I have several pots of C mirabile and cilicium yet to show

[Thomas Huber]

Hmmm Mark - I've never held my nose near the flowers Will do so if we ever get another warm day here.

Tony, mine were always earlier in the last 4 years, but as mentioned they had only a few flowers last year
and started very shy this summer before they 'exploded' in August. Let's wait how they do next year.
I'm hoping to get some seeds next summer - so far I had nothing, despite the load of flowers in the past 

[David Nicholson]

Are Cyclamen prone to missing both leaves and flowers in some years? I have a couple of C. mirabile which have shown nothing this year, should I tip them out and have a look? 

No, don't disturb them, David, it's early days yet.  I have several pots of C mirabile and cilicium yet to show

Thanks Diane, patience will be the watchword

[tonyg]

Are Cyclamen prone to missing both leaves and flowers in some years? I have a couple of C. mirabile which have shown nothing this year, should I tip them out and have a look?

Noting the repies you already have ( I would tip the top dressing off and check you still have healthy tubers in the pot.  If they are shrivelled or fall out with the top dressing ....    but if firm and plump all should be well, replace with fresh top dressing and leave alone.  (If they are ko'd you can use the space for something new )

[Gerry Webster]

Very nice Thomas.

Are Cyclamen prone to missing both leaves and flowers in some years? I have a couple of C. mirabile which have shown nothing this year, should I tip them out and have a look?

Yes - see my post 361 above. No - I'd leave them alone & see what happens next year.

[Tony Willis]

Hmmm Mark - I've never held my nose near the flowers Will do so if we ever get another warm day here.

Tony, mine were always earlier in the last 4 years, but as mentioned they had only a few flowers last year
and started very shy this summer before they 'exploded' in August. Let's wait how they do next year.
I'm hoping to get some seeds next summer - so far I had nothing, despite the load of flowers in the past 

Thomas  I have never had seeds on mine but this year has been their best for flowering and I put them outside (they live in a frame) for insects to work on them. There are lots of coiled seed pods this year and so I am hopeful. Time will tell.

[David Nicholson]

Thanks TongG and Gerry. As I've said before in this thread I'm very much a beginner as far as Cyclamen are concerned and I don't think I have helped myself by mis-reading the piece on potting depths in Grey-Wilson. I thought he had advised potting all species about half way down the pot but I now see he said that some growers do plant in this way but he tends, for most species anyway, to plant towards the top of the pot and to cover the tubers with grit or sharp sand.

[Thomas Huber]

Thomas  I have never had seeds on mine but this year has been their best for flowering and I put them outside (they live in a frame) for insects to work on them. There are lots of coiled seed pods this year and so I am hopeful. Time will tell.

Sorry for the late reply, Tony. Mine had lots of coiled seed pods in the past but
in summer they all shriveled and disappeared without giving me any seed 

[Hans A.]

First Cyclamen started to bloom:
C. graecum anatolicum
C. graecum album
C. cilicicum

[Gerdk]

Maravilloso!

Gerd

[fermi de Sousa]

In our Shadehouse the Cyclamen persicum (from AGS Seedex as "ex Israel") are in full bloom.






I'm tempted to plant them out as Oron has shown them growing (in his garden?)
cheers
fermi

[angie]

Hans and Fermi lovely Cyclamen 

Angie

[Hans A.]

Muchas gracias Gerd y Angie!

Wonderful Cyclamen Fermi, especially the leaves of the first C. persicum has very interesting leaves.

[Guff]

Pulled the weeds, can't wait until spring.

Coum Bed

[daveyp1970]

Guff 4 and 5 are really nice!