HUUUGE Cyclamen carpet at Wakehurst place

[Michael]

Hello everyone!

After another long absence gap, I'm back

Yesterday I went to Wakehurst place to visit the millennium seed bank and I came across with something that I would describe as the biggest concentration of Cyclamen hederifolium I've ever saw. They were by the thousands. The guide also explained there was another area planted with Cyclamen coum nearby, so these will carry on the show later.

[ranunculus]

Now THAT is spectacular ... thanks for posting Michael and welcome back!

[Paddy Tobin]

Good to hear from you again, Mike. Great show of Cyclamen.

By the way, we are off to Madeira in a week's time - any suggestions?

Paddy

[Casalima]

That is stunning, Micheal - fabuloso!!
Are you already studying in Kew?

[ranunculus]

Good to hear from you again, Mike. Great show of Cyclamen.

By the way, we are off to Madeira in a week's time - any suggestions?

Paddy

We think you will find this site to be very good Paddy. Don't miss the Botanic Garden.
http://www.madeira-web.com/PagesUK/gardenindex.html

[Paddy Tobin]

Many thanks, Cliff. I think Mary has these pages memorised.

Were you there? Any recommendations?

Paddy

[ranunculus]

It was quite a while ago Paddy, but I do remember the Botanic Gardens; a small orchid nursery overlooking Funchal and a super garden surrounding a large hotel a few miles to the east of the capital.  We hired a car and toured the mountainous west of the island, you should certainly enjoy a splendid holiday given some fine weather.  We are off to Majorca in a couple of weeks for some autumn sun ... hopefully!!!!  Enjoy your break.

[Paddy Tobin]

Many thanks, Cliff. Enjoy Majorca. Paddy

[Lesley Cox]

Cyclamen at Wakefield - Holy Moly!

[ranunculus]

Cyclamen at Wakefield - Holy Moly!

That's WakeHURST, Lesley ... but I'm sure they are quite nice in Yorkshire as well!   

[David Nicholson]

Cyclamen at Wakefield - Holy Moly!

Wakefield is in Yorkshire Lesley, not the Sahara

[Lesley Cox]

Gentlemen, I apologise sincerely. I really do know, just that the sight was so staggering I must have been totally defragmented. My Holy was Molier than I thought.

[ranunculus]

Gentlemen, I apologise sincerely. I really do know, just that the sight was so staggering I must have been totally defragmented. My Holy was Molier than I thought.

Gentlemen?!!!!!   

[Rodger Whitlock]

If you look closely at those photos (the enlarged versions), you can see that the cyclamen are growing through a layer of fallen litter. That's what you get when you top dress heavily with oak leaves and don't remove the many twigs that fall with the leaves themselves.

The only impediments to all members of the SRGC having a similar carpet of their own are...

• Having a big enough space to devote to it.
• Adequate supplies of oak leaves.
• The patience to raise the cyclamen from seed and grow them on for a few years before planting out.

Of course, once you've planted out a rather threadbare carpet, the ants will carry the seeds about and take care of planting the rest.

A beautiful show indeed!

[Lesley Cox]

Gentlemen?!!!!!   

I'm always hopeful