Cyclamen 2011

[johnw]

Kris  - The winter freeze/thaw cycle is so severe here I thought I might try planting the coums as deeply as is possible.  I have repeatedly lost that species here but a friend nearby grows it successfully, at least during the recent spate of mild winters.

johnw

[krisderaeymaeker]

Kris  - The winter freeze/thaw cycle is so severe here I thought I might try planting the coums as deeply as is possible.  I have repeatedly lost that species here but a friend nearby grows it successfully, at least during the recent spate of mild winters.
johnw

That is indeed a reason to plant them deeper!  In the wild some Cyclamen grows very deep . I would say no more then  15 cm ? But I have no experience because here I plant the more tender species at 10 cm depth.

[Martin Baxendale]

John, I think all cyclamen CAN be planted deep if you want to. The flowers seem to be able to make their way up from quite a depth, especially if the growng medium is quite loose and friable. Most (if not all) will gradually grow permanent floral trunks which take the resting leaf and flower buds closer to the soil surface while the tubers stay deep. If cold is a problem I'd say you could try putting the coum as much as 10 cm down. Maybe try a few at different depths as an experiment?

[cycnich]

A few leaves of Cyclamen hederifolium from my garden today.

[WimB]

WOW, Pat...that's impressive!  They all look lovely...I love the bottom left one and the top left one the most together with the small pink/purple one!

[daveyp1970]

What a stunning selection of Heds leaves.

[krisderaeymaeker]

A few leaves of Cyclamen hederifolium from my garden today.

 
Fantastic Pat .


No better Cyclamen then hederifolium if you only regard the leaves .......
Here some of my own ....

[Lesley Cox]

A beautiful selection of leaves - one could almost say "who needs flowers?"

A beautiful little dog too.

[Lesley Cox]

I find with Cyclamen coum that if I put 3 or 4cms of compost/soil over the tubers they tend in a year or two to work themselves to the surface. The leaves don't get frosted (except on the pewter leaved forms) and then the seeds grow on top of the tubers if I don't pull them all off and gradually a mound of tubers builds up But our winters are nothing like so severe as yours John.

Some like pseudibericum like to be really deep and the roots go so far down it's almost impossible to lift them.

[goofy]

A few leaves of Cyclamen hederifolium from my garden today.

GREAT COLLECTION, Pat

[fleurbleue]

Wonderful foliages Pat and Kris ! I grow now most Cyclamen for their leaves 

[David Nicholson]

Cyclamen alpinum grown from SRGC Seed Ex seed, 1044/07 sown 29 August 2008.

[Maggi Young]

A rich colour, David.
 It's good to see these photos of young plants looking so well and flowering too... gives hope to anyone thinking that it will take "too long" to see any results from seed-sowing.  Very encouraging pictures, I would think 

[Tony Willis]

David a very nice coloured plant.

Some Cyclamen cilicium near Akseki,Turkey,growing with Crocus cancellatus

[goofy]

David a very nice coloured plant.

Some Cyclamen cilicium near Akseki,Turkey,growing with Crocus cancellatus

hey, thats fantastic to see them growing there. 

had only the chance to see heds
growing all over antique site Ugarit in Syria.

cheers