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SRGC Shows and Events => Events => Topic started by: Diane Clement on September 23, 2007, 10:48:25 PM
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The Cyclamen held its Autumn Midland show at Birmingham Botanical gardens today. For the first year since I joined the society I did not exhibit any plants. My cyclamen are way behind those in the show hall and didn't seem worth taking. However, plenty of exhibitors turned up with superb plants and here is a selection. Firstly a general view of the show bench
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Cyclamen graecum were around in profusion, some shown for flower and some for foliage.
graecum anatolicum
graecum candicum
graecum Rhodes form
graecum candicum shown for foliage
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mirabile next
mirabile Tilebarn Anne with amazing foliage
mirabile from Cyclamen society expedition with long twisted flowers
ditto close up
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Cyclamen colchicum, not so long ago rare in cultivation, now with a class devoted to it.
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hederifolium albiflorum
hederifolium var confusum
hederifolium var confusum darker flowers
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intaminatum 2 plants
followed by cilicium
and an unbelievably pink cilicium (yes it was that colour)
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nearly finished
africanum
followed by the best in show, C purpurascens album
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and to round off the day, we were given a tour round the garden by Vic Aspland who showed us some of the new developments in the gardens and of course, a few cyclamen
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Wow nice pics Diane, Thanks for sharing them with us!
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Thanks Diane!! It's years since I found time to get to a Cyclamen Society show, so your pics are very welcome indeed. Stunning plants. I just love those C. colchicum, and those pink C. intaminatum. But so many other gorgeous plants, not really fair to pick out just one or two for praise. Was Phil Cornish there? Haven't seen him for years either, even though he's just over in Gloucester - too much work and not enough play, that's my problem! :-[
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What super plants and pics Diane, many thanks for taking them for us. I really loved the C. hederifolium confusum, especially the second one. Why that varietal name?
And I certianly believe the dark coloured C. cilicium. I have a good darker than usual form too, just about that shade, but years ago I had a friend (the late Bob Barnett, for NZers) who had a form which was crimson. It really was cilicium, very very deep coloured. All he knew of its provenance was that it came from Iran. Unfortunately neither his, nor my current one, ever set(s) seed. On the other hand, mine flowers for almost 5 months, much longer than my regular cilicium tubers.
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Thank you Diane !
Always a pleasure to attend a show - even from a distance.
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Really enjoed these pix - thanks, Diane!
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What super plants and pics Diane, many thanks for taking them for us. I really loved the coC. hederifolium confusum, especially the second one. Why that varietal name?
Cyclamen hederifolium var confusum is quite a distinct form - I believe it is the form found in Crete and southern Peloponnese - towards the south of the range of hederifolium. It is scented (usually? always?) and has rather more leathery leaves, and often with dark flowers. Mine tend to flower late than the type. I am not sure why the name "confusum" has been used, but there is much debate as to its origins as it is a tetraploid.
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Lovely report, Diane, thank you. Like yours, our Cyclamen are way behind these speciments this year.
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Super images as usual Diane....many thanks.
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Great report, Diane, thank you. We are far behind up here, too, so great to see such variety.
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Well Diane I suppose there are the quick and the dead. You have shown most of the interesting ones. Here are a few more from me
I must say that some of the graecum leaf forms were fantastic - first get your seed- but it was the foliage of this persicum which I founf most unusual. The hederifolium confusum picyture doesn't do the plant justice it was large and the clour just hasn't been captured
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Super pics and plants Diane. Thank you for sharing them with us!