Cyclamen 2011

[David Nicholson]

Owing to pressure on greenhouse space this year I have planted out my larger Cyclamen pots in the garden leaving only small seedling pots in the greenhouse. I hadn't expected this to be the first one to appear?

Cyclamen intaminatum.

[Paul T]

David,

Cyclamen intaminatum is often the first of the autumn species to appear for me as well.  Usually in about February here.  The hederifoliums start around Christmas, into full flower in January/February/March, but intaminatum is usually the first flower to appear on the other species.  Always a please as it is a delicate little thing.

I just love the fine veining in the petals. 

[Mark Griffiths]

I've had a number of species out for a while, in addition to the expected C. purpurascens and C.colchicum I have C. cyprium, C. africanum, C. africanum x hederifolium and C. confusum out in the greenhouse and frames. Outside C. hederifolim, C. intaminatum and C. cilicium. Early season or maybe this is just the start of a really good one.

[krisderaeymaeker]

About the same experience here Mark.
Here some pictures from the hederifolium-bed...

[krisderaeymaeker]

Dark flowering hederifolium in the rockgarden .

[Maggi Young]

What a super selection of flowers, Kris!

The dark hederifoliums are very rich looking.

They look so good with space and gravel around them.... those in our garden mostly have to compete with half a dozen other plants for the same space so we don't see them spaced out so neatly as yours... but we still love them all and it is quite appealing to see the flowers peep out from behind other plants.... suddenly you discover them there, that's always pleasant to see.

[fleurbleue]

And here, charming grey patterned foliage Kris  Nice plants  !

[Guff]

Hederfolium

[Guff]

Darkest to show so far this year.

Hederifolium

[Maggi Young]

My goodness, that is velvety dark 

[Guff]

Maggi isn't that a good dark. Some of the dark purple seedlings have streaky colors and don't look so great. Glad i'm getting a few good dark ones. My best from last year hasn't flowered yet, but I see buds where I think it is.

Big project this summer was extending my coum bed to the original size I had planned. All done, just have to add some fresh pine needles to the top 5ft x 9ft, so it matches the new addition. Added 300 or so coum and thousands of crocus. I ran out of coum seedlings, the bottom 3.5ft has 1.5ft just crocus(tiny bulbs mostly), and the very bottom 2ft I planted coum seed.

1-2 Coum and Crocus bed.

[Guff]

Last fall I made a bed for hederifolium seed. Mostly was an experiment, now I don't have to grow seedlings indoors through the winter.

1-Hederifolium seedlings outdoors.

[Maggi Young]

Guff, is there no end to your planting projects? You are doing very well!

[bulborum]

Here a found in-between the normal Cyclamen mirabile seedlings
an Cyclamen mirabile White form
not pure white but with a pale pink nose

Roland

[Guff]

Maggi thanks. If I had unlimited leaf compost, I would do my lower woods with cyclamen. Problem is the soil here is clay, and it's a major job digging and then replacing with compost.

1-2 Purpurascens seedlings, under 1 year to flower.