Cyclamen 2013

[Mark Griffiths]

Nice colour!

[mark smyth]

A cyclamen flowering in the greenhouse. The hand written label is now lost. Only one leaf showing

[David Nicholson]

Mark, Cyclamen hederifolium I would say.

Gerry,  beautiful colour on your plant.

Most of my Cyclamen collection are of small seed raised plants in their first or second flowering year and any larger plants I have have all been given to me by my friend Mike Quest. Here's one, Cyclamen graecum, from Mike that he raised from Cyclamen Society seed CSE 93643, lovely scent too. Seems to have quite "twisty" petals and I haven't read that this is a graecum charcteristic.

[Roma]

I'd say Mark's plant is cilicium.

Nice graecum, David.  I have a few from CSE seed and all have good leaves.  Only one flowering so far this year.

[Diane Clement]

I'd say Mark's plant is cilicium. 

I agree with Roma, although I'd like to see the leaves when they come out, to rule out mirabile, although the flowers of this usually have snipped edges.

[krisderaeymaeker]

I agree with Roma, although I'd like to see the leaves when they come out, to rule out mirabile, although the flowers of this usually have snipped edges.

Was thinking that it could be both mirabile or cilicium . But my preference go to cilicium too .

[krisderaeymaeker]

Seems to have quite "twisty" petals and I haven't read that this is a graecum charcteristic.

 I always like the ones with the twisted flowers David ! Beautiful !

[David Nicholson]

One of these days I'll get one right

[SJW]

Was thinking that it could be both mirabile or cilicium . But my preference go to cilicium too .

My vote's for cilicium also. Mark - is there a scent, and does it remind you of honey or coconut?!

[David Nicholson]

A Forumist on the NARGS Forum is trying to find information on the history of Cyclamen hederifolium "Ian White" form, a rather nice white hederifolium. None of my literature gives any information, can anyone help please and I'll pass it on?

[Pauli]

I received two leaflets from the Cyclamen Society (Greece and Turkey) and studied them with great interest.
What makes me confused are the differences and the distribution of Cyc. confusum and Cyc. crassifolium. Any advice on this matter?

[Melvyn Jope]

Hello Pauli, we can be certain about the distribution of Cyclamen confusum because we know that its distribution is limited to western Crete ( at least as far as we know at the moment!)
The subject of the distribution of Cyclamen hederifolium subspecies var crassifolium is not clear to us at the moment and will be the subject of further Cyclamen Society field studies, hopefully starting this year. What we do know is that the subspecies is found in some parts of the Peloponnese and Greek islands like Poros and other locations like Sicily.

[Pauli]

Thanks for this clarification. I was confused, because Grey-Wilson (Bulbs of Greece) lists both for Peloponnes.

[Mark Griffiths]

here's a C.graecum from JJA seed - actually it's one of Melvyn Jope's collections. very nice, I have I think four or five plants still from the seed sowing, I have another one similar to this one, the others are more sage green/ green mixes.

[David Nicholson]

That is a beauty Mark.