Cyclamen 2017

[Bart]

Nice find in local nursery. Labelled as Cyclamen hederifolium 'Silverme White':



and a nice coum 'not kuznetsovii'in the garden:

[Bart]

A quick search of this cultivar name shows all sorts of results, with coum plants being called hederifolium, 'Silver me' white' with green leaves, etc. Wonder who is behind the marketing of this, if the coverage is country wide it is probably a big Dutch grower much like what happened with Pleione formosana cultivars a couple of years ago, suddenly popping up with fancy (initially) untraceable marketing names (Vivaldi, Verdi and Rossini).

[David Nicholson]

Regretfully Bart it's all part of the game we're involved in, and the 'rules', such as they are, get dafter as the game progresses.

[Matt T]

Seedlings ex C. coum 'Porcelain'. Cyclamen Society seed sown Oct 2015 there are at least 4 plants flowering for the first time now. They're not showing the characteristic veining of 'Porcelain', but maybe this will come in future years when they are more mature?

[cycnich]

Hi Matt
        I have been lucky with this plant. From my original plant from Jan I raised 30 or so seedlings all true and identical. I passed on most of them but kept 5 which I put into one pot which is in flower now. If you don't manage to get one that is true you are welcome to some seeds from mine. It is pretty much isolated as it is the only coum in the greenhouse as it is my least favourite cyclamen species . Pat

[SJW]

It is pretty much isolated as it is the only coum in the greenhouse as it is my least favourite cyclamen species . Pat

I'm pleasantly suprised that you've allowed any coum in your greenhouse, Pat! (I may scrounge some seed from you also  )

[David Nicholson]

Cyclamen coum ssp caucasiacum both from the same batch of seed under SRGC 08/9-1057 with one slightly darker than the other. Also C. libanoticum again from seed.

[Matt T]

Wonderful dark colours!

[Maggi Young]

The dark ones are lovely - we've never had  that shade from seed.

[David Nicholson]

Yes they are a good colour, thanks.

[Cfred72]

In our garden, the cyclamen coum thrive well, they are growing more and more every year. Their colors are interesting too, I think. There seems to be a great diversity. Semi are numerous in the neighborhood.

[Graeme]

finally got in the bottom alpine house today

Coum in full flower - these are my main seed plants






Some of the hederifolium

[Graeme]

C. coum 'Porcelain'

I was extreamly lucky that one of the forum members did send me 5 corms last year - they are all doing very well and the biggest one looks like it will have 2 flowers this year - one is up and one at the side of the pot

very dark green plain leaves





seeing this today made my day 

[Graeme]

coum and hederifolium seedlings under the benching


Silver hederifoliums


that pink coum flower is huge - it really stuck out on the earlier picture - only noticed it today


I wonder why I sow seed when it seems to germinate better in the plunge sand......

[Graeme]

I spilt some seed a while ago - need to dig these out this year



second and third generation seeds in one of the tunnels



more seedlings