Cyclamen 2011

[Gerry Webster]

Fantasic coloured C. hederifolium!

Sometimes it is quite surprisingly how different the size within a species can be...
(some C. graecum I grow have about the half size of the leaves of the pictured C.g.a.)

That's interesting Hans. My only plant of C. graecum album also has very large leaves - much bigger than other forms of graecum. I wonder if they all do?

[Lesley Cox]

Mine do. I have just 2 but the leaves are always very large, more so than the pinks.

[Gerry Webster]

I believe Cyclamen graecum album was found in the Peloponnese sometime in the 1980s  by the late  Ronald & Erna Frank & was introduced into the UK  by them. I would be interested to know whether all examples currently in cultivation derive from this or whether there have been subsequent introductions.

[krisderaeymaeker]

I believe Cyclamen graecum album was found in the Peloponnese sometime in the 1980s  by the late  Ronald & Erna Frank & was introduced into the UK  by them. I would be interested to know whether all examples currently in cultivation derive from this or whether there have been subsequent introductions.

I think their must be other introductions Gerry ? I think I read about some others in the bulletin of the Cyclamen society ... Did Peter Moore and the CS-expeditions not collect other white ones ? 

[krisderaeymaeker]

Cyclamen rohlfsianum with emerging leaves (very attractive I think ) and in full leaves .

[fermi de Sousa]

Cyclamen rohlfsianum with emerging leaves (very attractive I think ) and in full leaves .

I would agree with you, Kris, they are very attractive! Nice to see.
cheers
fermi

[cycnich]

I can confirm that graecum album has been collected by the cyclamen society on the rhodopou in nw crete, I have some of the progeny in my greenhouse.

[Oron Peri]

Kris
Your rohlfsianum has a wonderfull pattern and color.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Kris
Your rohlfsianum has a wonderfull pattern and color.

Thanks Oron ! I have 3 mature plants and only one flowers wel ....This one is the good flowering one ...

[mark smyth]

Does C. cilicium want to be at soil level or under?

[Martin Baxendale]

Does C. cilicium want to be at soil level or under?

Just under.

[Lesley Cox]

Just under for me too and very well drained.

[krisderaeymaeker]

I agree with Lesley and Martin concerning the cilicium ...

Just one flower of Cyclamen hederifolium above a red carpet of autumnleaves .

[johnw]

Just under for me too and very well drained.

And coum?  How deep can it safely go?

C. purpurascens is still in flower here.

johnw

[krisderaeymaeker]

[And coum?  How deep can it safely go?
johnw

Here in Belgium there is no need to plant coum that deep John . But some other like pseudoibericum e.g. I plant about 10 cm deep.
I never plant deeper then about 10 cm . Ofcourse we now talking about planting in the garden ...