RR. I doubt that you will have any problems with your experiment, sounds like an ideal spot for them to grow and spread by seed, look for the ants!
Oron, only have 2 year old C.persicum from seed here so will be interesting to see if they make it to 9 years old, or is this only a feature of forma albidum?
I wonder if the early deaths are down to genetic or environmental factors..........
Sounds like it's genetic then, I wonder if other albidum cultivars are short lived, maybe a feature of the albinism, or if it's just a 'random' feature!?
Hi Kris, amazing how quickly they bounce back into life. Ours are frozen to the ground again today with -4C ::)
Could that be due to a difference in growth form, Kris? The ones we have in sunny, or rocky, areas in the garden produce leaves with shorter stalks than those in the woodland. So they do not seem to be pushed down onto the soil as much. How do yours compare?
| Name | accepted spelling | Lat N & Long E |
| Abkhasia | Abkhazia | 43,41.5 |
| Ackhu (river) | Ahtsu | 43.651525,40.150459 |
| Adzharia | Ajaria | 41.666667,42 |
| Besleti (river) | 43.046389,41.076389 | |
| Besleti (settlement) | 43.0127778, 41.0511111 | |
| Bzyb (river) | 43.185833,40.29 | |
| Chkenis-Ckali (river) | ? | 42.815048,42.817841 |
| Colchida | Google Map (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&sll=42.261049,42.698364&sspn=1.805037,3.526611&ie=UTF8&ll=42.609706,39.902344&spn=3.58998,7.053223&t=h&z=7) | |
| Cutaisi | Kutaisi | 42.262222,42.716389 |
| East Pontus Mtns | 40.5,40.5 | |
| Gagra (city) | 43.302897,40.253545 | |
| Galisga (river) | Galidzga | 42.698611,41.47 |
| Gumista (river) | 43.008333,40.938333 | |
| Kaldakhvary | not located | |
| Lechkum Range | 42.733333,43.1 | |
| Mokva (river) | 42.750556,41.414167 | |
| Sukhumi | 43.003333,41.015278 | |
| Svanetia | 43,42.75 | |
| Svanets Range | 42.9,42.716667 | |
| Trapezund | Trabzon | 41.05,39.72694 |
| Tuapse | 44.1125,39.074167 |
;) Both growth forms have their merits- but I do prefer C.coum in rock work in the garden- though it is more normal here to see them wild in the woods.
but we find they do best in the gravel paths and near the rocks at the edges of beds....they really seem to feel most at home there...even in Aberdeen! 8)
Yes, but it will be expensive to put the whole name on a badge.....
Happy Intelligent Plant Persons Internet Experience Society.... the acronym will be cheaper to add..... HIPPIES ::) 8)
Kris, the two Cyclamen species we have here in Bulgaria- C.hederifolium and C.coum are both generally associated with rockwork in open woods. One of the C.hederifolium populations we know, grows in what would almost be described as xeric conditions in shallow pockets of soil in eroded limestone rock work under dwarfed lilac bushes. The whole area seems lifeless in summer, yet in late September the Cyclamen spring back into life. This is why I am surprised by Rogan's comment about them not doing well with him. The C.coum we have seen have been in more humic soil, but again associated with limestone.
Thanks Simon ,again some evidence...
Sure let you know al the efforts and tests I made in the future...
But can tel you already that cilicium also is a great rockgardenplant!
Tony, lovely. What size pots are you using please?
Nice ones David. I seem to recall a long time ago when I grew libanoticum it used to manage one leaf and one flower at a time!
When self-sowing, don't they always seem to find exactly the right spot? 8)
When self-sowing, don't they always seem to find exactly the right spot? 8)
Lesley
I would say no. I have had them come up on hard-packed soil in the lawn, right on the foot-worn path and in spots that are later poorly drained or bone-dry - they then get knocked out in the winter or during a drought.
johnw
Found flowering yesterday throughout woodlands in southeast Bulgaria this Cyclamen coum is generally a shocking pink colour with a few plants being paler.great plants- i like the extra colour at the base of the petals..
Cohan, yes they are a good strong colour- maybe if we put a name to them they will be desirable ;)
The area we went to is halfway between us and Istanbul and maybe also half of our altitude. So so I am sure this is why they are in full force while ours are just beginning.
Looks like pseudibericum (http://www.cyclamen.org/pseud_set.html) David.
This is my white one with a pink nose which I think is preferable to a totally white one.Looks like pseudibericum (http://www.cyclamen.org/pseud_set.html) David.
Not pseudibericum, I assure you. I've grown that for years, and its flowers are very distinctive. David's plant is coum. I could probably go outside this very minute and find any number of plants with precisely the same characters as David's.
Speaking of Cyclamen pseudibericum, has anyone ever heard of a pure white form? The species is a big, lusty, luscious cyclamen and a white form with good substance would be a real stunner. I nearly had a heart attack several years ago when I thought I had one, but it turned out to be a stray specimen of white-flowered coum.
Great to see them outside, Kris.
Kris lovely little plant and looking so healthy 8)
Your alpinum outdoors is excellent Kris 8)
This is my white one with a pink nose which I think is preferable to a totally white one.Looks like pseudibericum (http://www.cyclamen.org/pseud_set.html) David.
Not pseudibericum, I assure you. I've grown that for years, and its flowers are very distinctive. David's plant is coum. I could probably go outside this very minute and find any number of plants with precisely the same characters as David's.
Speaking of Cyclamen pseudibericum, has anyone ever heard of a pure white form? The species is a big, lusty, luscious cyclamen and a white form with good substance would be a real stunner. I nearly had a heart attack several years ago when I thought I had one, but it turned out to be a stray specimen of white-flowered coum.
Ian I think it has to come under roseum. Here is a picture of its offspring flowering for the first time last year. Not quite as I had hoped.Tony I have a pseudobericum that is almost white but with the faintest pink underlay will post when the flowers open
Looks like pseudibericum (http://www.cyclamen.org/pseud_set.html) David.
Not pseudibericum, I assure you. I've grown that for years, and its flowers are very distinctive. David's plant is coum. I could probably go outside this very minute and find any number of plants with precisely the same characters as David's.
Speaking of Cyclamen pseudibericum, has anyone ever heard of a pure white form? The species is a big, lusty, luscious cyclamen and a white form with good substance would be a real stunner. I nearly had a heart attack several years ago when I thought I had one, but it turned out to be a stray specimen of white-flowered coum.
Cyclamen libanoticum out at the moment. I keep this frost free.
Cyclamen libanoticum out at the moment. I keep this frost free.
Tony, I love this cyclamen for the leaves and delicate flower shape and colour - where does it grow naturally?
Strange Cyclamen coum 'Golan Heights'
These are the first flowers of a plant which I bought as 'Golan Heights'.
In bud they have a slight pink shade but when developed fully they seem to be pure white with the exception of the odd bicolored one.
I would be glad if there will be someone who is able to confirm the validity of the plant.
Gerd
p.s.
Sorry about the poor quality of the pics
Strange Cyclamen coum 'Golan Heights'
These are the first flowers of a plant which I bought as 'Golan Heights'.
In bud they have a slight pink shade but when developed fully they seem to be pure white with the exception of the odd bicolored one.
I would be glad if there will be someone who is able to confirm the validity of the plant.
Gerd
p.s.
Sorry about the poor quality of the pics
Gerd,
Maybe you have seen this already but if not take a look at Diane Clements Midlands Diary on the AGS Site, you may find it helpful.
http://www.alpinegardensociety.net/diaries/Midland/+March+/262/
Another cyclamen coming into bloom, C. mirabile (seed from Tilebarn Nicholas, but not as good as the original)But still not to be sneezed at Fermi. :D
cheers
fermi
Can't get enough of this fine (and smelling good)Cyclamen. ;D
Strange Cyclamen coum 'Golan Heights'
These are the first flowers of a plant which I bought as 'Golan Heights'.
In bud they have a slight pink shade but when developed fully they seem to be pure white with the exception of the odd bicolored one.
I would be glad if there will be someone who is able to confirm the validity of the plant.
Gerd
Cyclamen persicumWhy might that be a hybrid and not just C. repandum, Michael?
Cylamen repandum hyb.?
MaggiFlippin' taxonomists! :-X
No, C repandum is now a seperate species, C rhodium is also now a seperate species and has 2 ssp, ssp peloponnesiacum and ssp vividum. Confused ? so am I. Pat
MaggiFlippin' taxonomists! :-X
No, C repandum is now a seperate species, C rhodium is also now a seperate species and has 2 ssp, ssp peloponnesiacum and ssp vividum. Confused ? so am I. Pat
Oh, I know what to do about that.... [attach=1]MaggiFlippin' taxonomists! :-X
No, C repandum is now a seperate species, C rhodium is also now a seperate species and has 2 ssp, ssp peloponnesiacum and ssp vividum. Confused ? so am I. Pat
Wait till you see the new hederifolium classification! Pat
Wait till you see the new hederifolium classification! Pat
with 3 ssp: vanilla, chocolate and strawberry! ;DWait till you see the new hederifolium classification! Pat
What? Are they going to call it C. neopolitanum? ???
Cyclamen coum 'Yayladagi'
flower/Leaf
Arnold
Ross, many of yours will be super plants when they're matured.
Among the two year olds, the last pic looks like a mixed selection of coums including from the Pewter group.
Was the seed from AGS or SRGC? That would suggest that all the seed of C. coum from various sources, is lumped together before distributing. If the same applies to your seedlings of C. hederifolium, it would make selecting those for one's application, well worth while in order to get some of those super silver forms. Usually I gloss over those with a sort of mental "yeah yeah," and go on to something more exciting. :)Those were from NZAGS
Thanks Lesley
Now I understand why I never heard about bulbs from New Zealand
Ross If you look for particular var. of hederifolium led me know
I have a small collection also silver leaved forms
Roland
C. coum ssp caucasicum --despite my best efforts it does not set seed.Sorry Thomas H. :'( .
Cheers Dave.
Forgotten to post
the leave from Cyclamen hederifolium Arrow Shape Silver Leaved
Roland
:D
Is this Cyclamen africanum trying to tell me it needs a bigger pot?
Is this Cyclamen africanum trying to tell me it needs a bigger pot?
And I thought I'd never want to go to Disneyland ??? Is it that colour John or is it a lighting thing?
Some wonderful leaves there, and lovely perfume too. :DToo right.... I'm regretful that the majority of out C. purpurascens are plain leaved...... hope some of the seed sown last year will make flashier babies!!
Hello Herminarik
very nice collection
Do you have a trick for germinating Cyclamen purpurascens
Roland
Maggi
If you know somebody near Ashfort in Kent
I can give you some good marked C. purpurascens
sending is 16€ from France so a little extreme
Roland
...... we do have some marked babies coming on from seed so I will be patient here!
Some of my Cyclamen flowering in pots in the greenhouse.
Cyclamen purpurascens 'Fatra Form'
Cyclamen purpurascens album
Cyclamen purpurascens babies sown in 2007
a very poor show compared with Thomas and it was too wet today to lie on the grass and photograph the one flower in the garden
Cyclamen intaminatum which has been flowering since the middle of June
The flowers open white with a green eye and turn pink later
Robin
I have discussed with another forum member and we are having difficulty seeing any coum,they all look like hederifolium. You could lift the larger ones out and pot them on individually and this would leave room for the others to develop and also any dormant seed to germinate which it may do this autumn. Hederifolium can be a brute.They are fairly robust and usually move easily if watered in and shaded to give them a chance to move away.
[Good news from your seeds - are you interested to see the parents of your babies in my garden?
Lots of different leaf colours, silver leaves, good markings and flowers from darkest pink to bright rosy - I love this species :D:
Cohan, my plants did well in 35° and full sun for more than two weeks (Yes, Maggi - on top of the floodings)
only the flowers looked overburdened during the hottest time of the day. So why not placing your pots in more sun.
A super colour, Gerd! What percentage of the seedling are dark? I have C. hederifolium Ruby Glow but only about 1% of the seedlings come true. :'(
Gerd nice.
Mine do vary, this one looks good.
A super colour, Gerd! What percentage of the seedling are dark? I have C. hederifolium Ruby Glow but only about 1% of the seedlings come true. :'(
Suddenly, the garden is full of these. Usually the white are first out, but not this year.
Cyclamen hederifolium
This one I keep inside .Cyclamen hederifolium 'Stargazer' .It is flowering now.But, Kris, if you keep it inside it will only be a ceiling-gazer! ;D
This one I keep inside .Cyclamen hederifolium 'Stargazer' .It is flowering now.
But, Kris, if you keep it inside it will only be a ceiling-gazer! ;D
Do its seedlings display the same trait?
cheers
fermi
Thomas thanks.
1-5 Hederifolium Bed
6-9 Dark Purple Hederifolium Bed
Which includes hederifolium doesn't it?
I find the bigger, older tubers of C. hederifolium do make roots all over rather than just on top so I suppose if the tuber were sat on top as in the plink images, only where it was covered and received moisture, would it make roots.
My hederifolium are starting to flower - this one was looking particularly nice this morning.
My hederifolium are starting to flower - this one was looking particularly nice this morning.
I would agree with you John your Hederifolium is stunning, I do love white flowers.
Cyclamen mirabile are starting to flower. Three different shades.
Cyclamen mirable are starting to flower. Three different shades.
Kris, do you Know the origin of your plant, it looks to me more C. confusum rather than hederifolium by the form of the flower.
Cyclamen rohlfsianum forma album is now in flower.
John, I am very nearly speechless with envy..... what a breathtaking display! 8)
Hard to imagine anything prettier than these cyclamen.
Is the Hepatica in the last photo ( labelled primula007) flowering NOW?
... after a decade or so it looks quite nice.
Just checked back on the petals on last year's pic and they were the same.David - I wonder if your plant is a hybrid - with C. cilicium? See Grey-Wilson p71.
Kris, when I see your Star Gazer flowers I cannot help but think of an ancient English "delicacy" : Stargazey Pie ;D
This is a type of Cornish pie said to date from Tudor times - Stargazey Pie was traditionally made from seven different types of fish with boiled eggs and layer of mashed potato underneath the crust of pastry from which fish head and tails protrude – giving the pie its name as the fish 'gaze' at the sky. :o
see here for a more modern recipe..... no flowerss needed.... http://www.greatbritishkitchen.co.uk/recipebook/index.php?option=com_rapidrecipe&page=viewrecipe&recipe_id=1015
This picture is not of a real pie... it is a polymer clay miniature , see here : http://www.kivasminiatures.com/
btw, this is what i meant about C.intaminatum
.......... you probably won't have to wait so long - I have been very mean to them over the years. ;D
A fine deep shade Gerd. And is that a young C. rohlfsianum beside it?
Cyclamen hederifolium
From seed received from the SRGC Seed Ex (1041/07) labelled Cyclamen africanum I have three seed pots sown 1st September 2008. The leaves in two of the pots are very similar (see pic 1) but some of the leaves in one of the pots look very different (see pic 2 and close up pic 3). I would be most grateful if one of the experts could take a look and tell me please if I am likely to have africanum or do I have a mixture?
Thanks for that Diane. I'll read up in Grey-Wilson about tuber differences between the two.
Gerd, does your cyprium stay pink or just on opening?
Thanks for that Diane. I'll read up in Grey-Wilson about tuber differences between the two.
I can help with that. I've shown these pixtures before somewhere, but can't find where, sorry, so just easier to repost.
C africanum has a distinctly concave top with roots coming mainly from the sides and base
C hederifolium has a rounded top with roots coming from the top as well as the base
Hi David,
Whatever they turn out to be, they look very healthy indeed. Well done flowering in just two years from sowing too. I keep my cyclamen seed in the cold frame, and I reckon the wind blows it about because I often get seedlings appearing in the sand they are all sitting on, so its entirely likely that they get blown also from seed pot to seed pot...
Thanks for that Diane. I'll read up in Grey-Wilson about tuber differences between the two.Chris Grey-Wilson says Cyclamen africanum can produce roots all over while hederifolium roots mainly from the top and sides with the base bare. The tuber tends to be rounded while hederifolium is flattened. I don't have a lot of experience with africanum but this is one I am currently growing. It is the only one of my cyclamen which got repotted this year. Oh well there's always next year.
Are Cyclamen prone to missing both leaves and flowers in some years? I have a couple of C. mirabile which have shown nothing this year, should I tip them out and have a look?
Are Cyclamen prone to missing both leaves and flowers in some years? I have a couple of C. mirabile which have shown nothing this year, should I tip them out and have a look?
No, don't disturb them, David, it's early days yet. I have several pots of C mirabile and cilicium yet to show
Are Cyclamen prone to missing both leaves and flowers in some years? I have a couple of C. mirabile which have shown nothing this year, should I tip them out and have a look?Noting the repies you already have ( :)) I would tip the top dressing off and check you still have healthy tubers in the pot. If they are shrivelled or fall out with the top dressing .... :'( but if firm and plump all should be well, replace with fresh top dressing and leave alone. (If they are ko'd you can use the space for something new :D)
Very nice Thomas.
Are Cyclamen prone to missing both leaves and flowers in some years? I have a couple of C. mirabile which have shown nothing this year, should I tip them out and have a look?
Hmmm Mark - I've never held my nose near the flowers :-\ Will do so if we ever get another warm day here.
Tony, mine were always earlier in the last 4 years, but as mentioned they had only a few flowers last year
and started very shy this summer before they 'exploded' in August. Let's wait how they do next year.
I'm hoping to get some seeds next summer - so far I had nothing, despite the load of flowers in the past :-[
Thomas I have never had seeds on mine but this year has been their best for flowering and I put them outside (they live in a frame) for insects to work on them. There are lots of coiled seed pods this year and so I am hopeful. Time will tell.
Beautyful Cyclamen Kris, looks something similar C. africanum (form and shape of the flower, long stalks, flowers come all from the center of the corm...)
Moral: those of you uncertain about the hardiness of Cyclamen cyprium in your garden, go ahead, and plant it out. You may be in for a pleasant surprise.
There seem to be quite a few dark forms of Cyclamen hederifolium becoming available now. I bought this plant at the discussion weekend, the flowers are a bit tatty after travelling a few hundred miles but I think it still has the potential to be a good plant in the future.
hello, some recent Cyclamen pics from my collection.
There seem to be quite a few dark forms of Cyclamen hederifolium becoming available now. I bought this plant at the discussion weekend, the flowers are a bit tatty after travelling a few hundred miles but I think it still has the potential to be a good plant in the future.The dark Cyclamen hederifolium I posted in reply 406 was bought at the Discussion Weekend in 2007 from John Amand. My darker flowered plants all seem to have stronger colour this year compared to last.
[Nice plants, Dieter. Are the C persicum in flower now?
hello, some recent Cyclamen pics from my collection.
Nice plants, Dieter. Are the C persicum in flower now?
Can I also correct a common mistake, your picture labelled C. hederifolium 'Silver Cloud' is actually C. hederifolium White Cloud. Silver Cloud has pink flowers, White Cloud has white flowers, both have silver leaves.
Very nice leaves on your Cyclamen cilicium Kris.Thanks Melvyn . What a very good flowering hederifolium ! I like the colour ,and your pictures are superb.
A couple of close ups of Cyclamen hederifolium from this afternoon, the first is one of the selected red forms from Corfu, the second is, love it or hate it, Stargazer.
Very nice leaves on your Cyclamen cilicium Kris.
A couple of close ups of Cyclamen hederifolium from this afternoon, the first is one of the selected red forms from Corfu, the second is, love it or hate it, Stargazer.
At the recent Cyclamen Society show at Wisley I was able to buy a couple of Cyclamen hederifolium with the darkest red flowers that I have seen this year.
In the garden the leaves of Cyclamen coum are looking nice and fresh before they get winter weather.
At the recent Cyclamen Society show at Wisley I was able to buy a couple of Cyclamen hederifolium with the darkest red flowers that I have seen this year.
I'm impressed by your quite UNCHEWED coum foliage on outdoor plants ::) .... that wouldn't happen here :'(
I too must echo the compliments for that red hederifolium. Fantastic colour. Thanks for showing us.
Maggi, I have unchewed coum leaves here, and that is at the end of the season. The snails and slugs are eating everything else, but not the Cyclamen. ::)
......verdammte Schädlinge !
......verdammte Schädlinge !
That sounds rather crude for such a nice Lady ;) :-*
I know, and I apologise... but you know...these pests are a REAL nuisance !Maggi, I know all about diese Mistviecher and understand you very well ;)
Would you think lästige Käfer or hinderlijk wezens to be better? ;)
No wonder Maggi, we are always told that the Flemish learn and write better Dutch than we do ::) ::)
though I am getting better at reading the Flemish forum!
though I am getting better at reading the Flemish forum!
No wonder Maggi, we are always told that the Flemish learn and write better Dutch than we do ::) ::)
Just caught up with the thread, Kris your cilicium in the rock garden is superb excellent leaf pattern, while Melvyn's hederifolium 'Corfu Red' should be shown at the National Gallery, if not the plant it self, at least the photo.It is just stunning!!Thanks Oron.
Here is C. graecum candicum in Crete, this colony has more pinkish color.
No wonder Maggi, we are always told that the Flemish learn and write better Dutch than we do ::) ::)
though I am getting better at reading the Flemish forum!
two Cyclamen intaminatum flowering for the first time. Both a nice pink colour
For those interested in Cyclamen, there is also a Cyclamen topic in the Irises section. Not entirely sure why it is there, but it is! ;D Thought that the cyclamen lovers might like to know their favourite is being discussed elsewhere. ;)
Enjoy.
really nice color and mottled leaves :)
I bought several "pink" plants years ago from a known nursery,
but all flowered "normal", only have same nice mottled leaves.
so the pink seem to come not always "true" :(
For those interested in Cyclamen,there is also a Cyclamen topic in the Irises section. Not entirely sure why it is there, but it is!;D Thought that the cyclamen lovers might like to know their favourite is being discussed elsewhere. ;)
Enjoy.
really nice color and mottled leaves :)
I bought several "pink" plants years ago from a known nursery,
but all flowered "normal", only have same nice mottled leaves.
so the pink seem to come not always "true" :(
I think the pink in intaminatum flowers is very much temperature related and varies every year.
really nice color and mottled leaves :)
I bought several "pink" plants years ago from a known nursery,
but all flowered "normal", only have same nice mottled leaves.
so the pink seem to come not always "true" :(
I think the pink in intaminatum flowers is very much temperature related and varies every year.
Seen several hundred C. graecum in the wild around Kas today
Pat I admire your really beautiful cyclamen :D :D :D. When mine are covered with snow I will have a look at yours.Thank you, They give me so much pleasure for 9 months of the year and when they die down even the seed pods are attractive.
Wild Cyclamen were my first love. I took one home when I was seven (it was an Asarum 8) :-X) but they still surprise me today, more than 50 years since.
C. persicum varieta autumnale is starting to bloom,
about 3 week later than usual.
Paid a visit to Tilebarn nursery in Kent on Saturday. A warm welcome from Peter and Elizabeth as usual and I came away with quite a few goodies not only cyclamen but a couple of nice galanthus as well. A few photos of the stock plants and plants for sale.I don't drive much these days, so it's quite a time since I last visited Tilebarn. It's good to see it looks as impressive as it ever did. Peter is one of the most skilled growers I have ever encountered - & not just of cyclamen - he is also a lovely man as Pat notes.
It usaually takes some days to recover with me. Never failed down to -20
Here is a seedling that has cropped up in a batch of Melvyn's hederifolium seed that shows dark pink through the silver. Several of these have appeared in a recent sowing. Has anyone else seen this?John, I agree with the comments made by Anne about Bowles Apollo showing pink in new and mature leaves however I have not grown Bowles Apollo for a few years so the seed I sent you would not have been from that selection. What is much more likely is that it is seed from one of the plants in my collection which originated from Leonidi in the Peloponnese which were selected for the striking pink markings on mature leaves. We have also observed that some seedlings of C.confusum have a distinct bronze appearance, unfortunately in that species it does not last. I do think that you should keep an eye on your 'pink' C.hederifolium seedlings until the first mature leaf in case you have something special, I do hope so.
A question - has anyone successfully propagated a cyclamen by chopping in half a tuber with multiple floral stalks in half to replicate? I once accidentally halved a huge old hederifolium tuber with the spade, I was 50% successful. And are multiple stalks necessary?
johnw - +6c and sunny
Two of my persicums
C persicum var. autumnale, blooming successfully this year, this plant is in flower for 4 weeks now.
seedlings of 'Persian Beauty'.
A question - has anyone successfully propagated a cyclamen by chopping in half a tuber with multiple floral stalks in half to replicate? I once accidentally halved a huge old hederifolium tuber with the spade, I was 50% successful. And are multiple stalks necessary?
johnw - +6c and sunny
A friend is now successfully rooting and more importantly growing on cuttings of hederifolium. He takes a growing point (floral trunk) with leaves attached and a tiny amount of the underlying tuber. These root and a new tuber is formed.They are put in a heated propagator. As you would expect mould is a challenge and precautions are necessary against it.It is interesting that the ones he took last spring did not go dormant and have continued to grow through the summer and are now flowering.
A question - has anyone successfully propagated a cyclamen by chopping in half a tuber with multiple floral stalks in half to replicate? I once accidentally halved a huge old hederifolium tuber with the spade, I was 50% successful. And are multiple stalks necessary?I have attempted to divide tubers into two or more pieces, usually when treating damaged tubers rather than as a method of increasing desirable forms. I have had success with C.hederifolium, C.graecum ssp candicum and C.rohlfsianum. The attached photos are of Cyclamen rohlfsianum forma album which I divided into two as the tuber was crescent shaped and rather soft when I received it. The strange thing is that the first piece has many leaves wth an average width of 2.5 cms and the second has fewer leaves with an average width of 9 cms and has a completely different appearance.
Wow, John!
those are choice! Nice work.
Jamie
How beautiful, John! I like especially those in pic 141.
This one is probably nothing for you but while waiting for my own Cyclamens to reappear from the snow dunes I had to buy it when I came across it yesterday.
Two of my persicums
C persicum var. autumnale, blooming successfully this year, this plant is in flower for 4 weeks now.
seedlings of 'Persian Beauty'.
Hello John, Crape myrtle? Do they flower so small?This one is probably nothing for you but while waiting for my own Cyclamens to reappear from the snow dunes I had to buy it when I came across it yesterday.
Hoy
Good grief it looks like crape myrtle. Any scent?
johnw - +5/+6c, cloudy
Hello John, Crape myrtle? Do they flower so small?This one is probably nothing for you but while waiting for my own Cyclamens to reappear from the snow dunes I had to buy it when I came across it yesterday.
Hoy
Good grief it looks like crape myrtle. Any scent?
johnw - +5/+6c, cloudy
No scent that I can detect but my daughter says it is some!
Glad that you are still finding some good seedlings John, this is one that I picked out last year, its still looking very good and has very small leaves and one remaining flower at the moment. I think its another from a plant of Cyclamen hederifolium that originated near Leonidi in the Peloponnese.
I think its another from a plant of Cyclamen hederifolium that originated near Leonidi in the Peloponnese.Melvyn, this is fabulous, I love the dark edging.