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Title: Cyclamen from Crete in fall 2007
Post by: Hans J on October 28, 2007, 09:39:49 AM

Hi all ,

Here with delay some Cyclamen pics from my trip to Crete in this fall :
Cyc. graecum from the eastern part
Cyc. hederifolium v. confusum from different locations

Enjoy
Hans

Title: Re: Cyclamen from Crete in fall 2007
Post by: Maggi Young on October 28, 2007, 03:56:05 PM

I never fail to be delighted by the sight of such flowers making their way to life through these little gaps in the rocks. Thank you, Hans.

Title: Re: Cyclamen from Crete in fall 2007
Post by: ChrisB on October 28, 2007, 04:14:51 PM

Truly amazing.  Thanks for showing us these pics.

Title: Re: Cyclamen from Crete in fall 2007
Post by: Hans J on October 28, 2007, 04:16:34 PM

Hi Maggi ,

yes -we can always learn from "Mother Nature" !
Here some pics more :

Title: Re: Cyclamen from Crete in fall 2007
Post by: Hans J on October 28, 2007, 04:18:36 PM

But not only Cyclamen grows between stones ......

Title: Re: Cyclamen from Crete in fall 2007
Post by: David Nicholson on October 28, 2007, 06:58:26 PM

Lovely pictures Hans

Title: Re: Cyclamen from Crete in fall 2007
Post by: annew on October 28, 2007, 07:53:13 PM

Amazing!

Title: Re: Cyclamen from Crete in fall 2007
Post by: Luc Gilgemyn on October 29, 2007, 08:07:27 AM

Beautiful series Hans !!
Thanks very much

Title: Re: Cyclamen from Crete in fall 2007
Post by: David Shaw on October 29, 2007, 08:47:17 AM

Fantastic, Hans, thank you for showing them.
We have seen Cyclamen growing in impossibly small rock crevices in Cyprus and still try to make a nice bed for them in our own garden.

Title: Re: Cyclamen from Crete in fall 2007
Post by: mark smyth on October 31, 2007, 11:31:26 PM

how do the produce leaves properly in such small crevices?

Title: Re: Cyclamen from Crete in fall 2007
Post by: David Shaw on November 01, 2007, 07:56:37 AM

The corms are horribly distorted but I assume that they put down long roots like any other crevice plant. Absolutly no chance of getting one to just 'fall' out of the rocks.

Title: Re: Cyclamen from Crete in fall 2007
Post by: Anthony Darby on November 01, 2007, 09:09:14 AM

Nice form of Narcissus serotinus.