Cyclamen 2018

[SJW]

Graeme, The cat litters to use for plants are those made from moler clay and these are most unlikely to give issues regarding pH.

I've used the Tesco one for years with no problems. The article in the journal does stress that the cat litter used must be the non-clumping, calcined moler clay type.

[Graeme]

thanks Paul and Steve

[Paul Cumbleton]

I tested the Tesco Low Dust cat litter and as expected it too came out with a neutral pH.

[Maggi Young]

A reminder for Cyclamen Society members from Arthur Nicholls  ( - and one which is worth bearing in mind for members of all societies!! )
Arthur Nicholls‎ to The Cyclamen Society

Can I please ask members who change their email address to let me know their new address. This ensures that I can contact members if I have a query, and even send them a reminder if they have forgotten to renew their membership - it happens.

Many thanks

Arthur

Membership Secretary

[Graeme]

had another copy of the Cyclamen Society June journal this morning?

does this mean I can order double seed allocation

[barnclos]

I got a pleasant surprise when I returned home after a week away. C. intaminatum grown from seed planted in February 2016.

[Bart]

Nice one, Keith.
I had a surprise too:


Cyclamen hederifolium dark

Funny how some of them decide to flower so early. Makes me feel it's nearly autumn!

[Michael J Barrett]

I’m delighted with the new leaves emerging from recently acquired cyclamen hederiflorium corms. Such a fascinating genus, and quickly being added to in my garden .....

[Menai]

This C. hederifolium produced its first flower on 25/6! In the past it has flowered towards the end of August. It has only the faintest hint of pink deep inside. I found the large misshapen tuber at the bottom of an overgrown hedge in our lane. Last year it set quantities of good seed but sadly a mouse nipped off all 50 or so seedling leaves over Christmas. Try again this year.

Erle in hot dry Anglesey

[fermi de Sousa]

We got this Cyclamen coum [grown from CSE seed in 2005] from the plants left by our friend Margaret Taras who died a few years ago.
It has good foliage and and the flowers are a bit different to the other C. coum we grow,
cheers
fermi

[ashley]

That's a nice one Fermi.  Here C. coum seed is ripe and ready to harvest, so it's a six-month cycle.

[fermi de Sousa]

Hi Ashley,
yes, it's a pretty thing and a nice reminder of a friend taken too soon

This is a beauty that we got from Viv who grew it from Archibald seed - collected in Iran.
Cyclamen elegans  362 001 91
cheers
fermi

[fermi de Sousa]

Our friend Gillian was doing some weeding in her bulb bed and brought us what she dug out!
cheers
fermi

[Maggi Young]

Crumbs! I hope she hasn't put her back out with the heavy lifting! (or is that why she brought it to you?!!)

[fermi de Sousa]

No, Maggi,
she was quite well when she left
On the other-hand we may wear out our knees getting them all planted!
Mostly Cyclamen hederifolium  which has spread vigorously in her bulb bed over the past 7 years and were over shadowing the emerging Retic Iris!
We have plenty of room to re-home them in our garden
cheers
fermi