Cyclamen 2012

[David Nicholson]

Ask 'em to tell you where they came from

[mark smyth]

I did - Dutch wholesaler

[Melvyn Jope]

Some of the range of Cyclamen hederifolium colours available now, so much different from what you could see two or three years ago.

[Maggi Young]

Lovely to see these, Melvyn.

Was horrified today to hear the "experts" on the BBC Radio Scotland gardening programme tell a caller that it was not possible to naturalise hederifolium under some "raised" shrubs in the garden.
Nearly fell off my chair.
Protested but no notice taken. I thought everyone who professed any knowledge of plants at all would know that hardy cyclamen are ideal for naturalising in such circumstances.... there are certainly plenty phos to prove the point in this forum and such advice is not exactly hard to find elsewhere - quite where the two panellists,  one from the HTA and one from the Glasgow Botanic Garden  got their ideas from I really do not know. 

[Melvyn Jope]

Strange advice Maggi and just wrong, planting under shrubs is generally regarded as deal unless in deep shade, waterlogged ground, heavy clay or a location prone to constant heavy frost....... which of course would not suit many other plants.

[mark smyth]

Had a wee disagreement with my local garden centre yesterday over how hardy the mass produced Cyclamen are. They had a hand written sign telling people they were fully hardy.

[mark smyth]

Here's one of the large Cyclamen corms I bought. I soaked them over night and potted then today.

[mark smyth]

I have a dark flowered Cyclamen hederifolium seedling. My camera doesnt show how dark it is.

[Mark Griffiths]

In the vein of Garden Centre comments I can't still figure out how one of the main producers of the dried corms has had for decades(?) a picture of C.hederifolim (though the colour is wrong) on the C.cilicium packets. I guess it's a case of let those with auricles hear.

I had surprise in the greenhouse - I had some C.libanoticum from Cyclamen Society seed - the packet said "good leaves" and I really didn't take much notice because I was just after some more C.libanoticum - a couple of years and the leaves were nothing special - this year, they are pink centred. That I didn't expect.

[krisderaeymaeker]

In the vein of Garden Centre comments I can't still figure out how one of the main producers of the dried corms has had for decades(?) a picture of C.hederifolim (though the colour is wrong) on the C.cilicium packets. I guess it's a case of let those with auricles hear.
I had surprise in the greenhouse - I had some C.libanoticum from Cyclamen Society seed - the packet said "good leaves" and I really didn't take much notice because I was just after some more C.libanoticum - a couple of years and the leaves were nothing special - this year, they are pink centred. That I didn't expect.

Very nice indeed Mark . Would like a surprise like that !Never see such colour on libanoticum .

[krisderaeymaeker]

Some hederifolium forms in the garden today (on a sunny and warm afternoon) ....

[Hans A.]

Melvyn, fascinating to see those different reds on C. hederifolium!
Fantastic libanoticum  Mark and very nice C. hederifoliumleafs, kris!

First time some seedgrown C.persicum var. autumnale bloom.
Many thanks to a very generous friend!

[Mark Griffiths]

nice hederifoliums Kris

Hans, how you get your autumnale to flower in the autumn? I have a genuine plant from Tilebarn - bought on condition I didn't complain if they flower in the spring and I've not got it to flower in the autumn - I also had seedings that I dried out completely and still they flower in the spring. I always thought autumnale flowered without leaves - yours seem to be fully leafed.

[Oron Peri]

Melvyn
I'm speechless,
all three are just stunning in particular the Reddish form in the middle.

[Roma]

Beautiful leaves, Kris.