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Author Message   Guff  Posted on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 06:49 pm EST :    Tim, yes I think these are going to turn out super. These seeds are from higher quality plants, then my first attempt were. Some already have 1-3 new leaves forming, so I'm looking forward to seeing their first true leaves. They seem very happy, even though they are crowded. I figure in the wild, seedlings must grow close together as well. TerryK, sometime in May, I may even transplant most of them right into a shaded garden bed, instead of potting them up. It would take a lot of pots, since there is well over 400, maybe closer to 500 seedlings. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Guff  Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 11:18 pm EST :    Update on P.G. Victoria I'm up to 14 flowers forming on my biggest P.G. Victoria. A couple of my others also have flowers forming as well. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Tony_willis  Posted on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 01:20 pm EST :    Guff I do not find that seedlings do grow close together in the wild.The seeds are distributed by ants and so are scattered around.If they germinate close to a mature plant it grows over them and swamps them.If a few germinate close together then one takes over and sees the rest off.I find that pricking them out stimulates growth and you get larger plants quicked.I saw an article once as to why this works but can only remember the practice and not the theory.Another reason for pricking out early is to avoid damping of disease which can wipe a pot out. Tony_willis - Lancashire, Zone "7"   Guff  Posted on Thursday, April 06, 2006 - 04:56 pm EST :    Update on my biggest P.G. Victoria. I tried taking pictures from all sides, to show how many flowers are forming. I counted 17 today. I'm amazed at the number, I was going to be happy with 1-2 flowers. Looks like it's going to be at least another month or longer, before I see an open flower. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Terryk  My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Thursday, April 06, 2006 - 07:03 pm EST :    Congratulations Guff, keep us posted. They form differently than the species. The coum flowers lay almost flat against the surface of the soil. In fact it was not till I started poking around the pots of c. coum 'christmas tree' form that I found I have many flowers buds. Maybe we will be posting pictures together. Terryk - NY, Zone "6"   Guff  Posted on Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 12:04 pm EST :    Update on my biggest P.G. Victoria. Looks like at least another month before I see a flower. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Tim  Posted on Saturday, May 13, 2006 - 10:21 am EST :    Remind me Guff, just how old is this plant now? It's looking very good and I'm looking forward to seeing it in flower in the not too distant future. Probably not quite as much as you are though... Keep us updated, won't you? Tim - Cambridgeshire, Zone "7 "   Guff  Posted on Saturday, May 13, 2006 - 12:11 pm EST :    Tim, I started the seeds either in Jan or Feb 2005. Very fast growing, out pacing my other Victoria's. My other Victoria plants have flower buds as well. I will post flower pictures. I decided that I would save pollen from the P. G. Victoria's. When I get flowers on my hardy cyclamen, I will pollinate them with the Victoria's pollen. I figured this may be the easier way to go, my thinking was the pod parent may transfer more of it's genes over to the seedlings. If I had the room, I would do a double cross, both ways. AxB BXA. Tim, how do you go about doing this. Would you somehow tie the flower bud, so it's upside down, so no pollen can fall, and self pollinate itself? Then I could pollinate it with the Victoria's pollen. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Guff  Posted on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 - 04:09 pm EST :    Update on my biggest P.G. Victoria. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Terryk  My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 - 07:16 pm EST :    It looks great Guff. Amazing how long these take to open their flowers! I still am waiting for c. coum buds to open! Terryk - NY, Zone "6"   Tony_willis  Posted on Friday, May 26, 2006 - 03:55 am EST :    that is looking good Guff.I have looked back through the thread and clearly missed it but can you tell me what is P G Victoria.I do know it is a cyclamen! Terry what a difference in weather and seasons between us,my coum are nearly ripening their seed Tony_willis - Lancashire, Zone "7"   Terryk  My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Friday, May 26, 2006 - 04:41 am EST :    It is probably something I am doing. It has been a bad spring for me, work has been too busy and exhausting so I am not able to care for my cyclamen as they should be. But last night I got a second wind and stayed up watering for about an hour. I also discovered what I think is c. purpurascens flowering-the flower smelled sweet enough to be one. Terryk - NY, Zone "6"   Guff  Posted on Friday, May 26, 2006 - 10:32 am EST :    Heres some pictures I found. It will be interesting to see if any of the color and fringe carries over when I cross it to a hardy form. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Tony_willis  Posted on Friday, May 26, 2006 - 11:06 am EST :    very nice particularly that last picture. I do not grow any of these only because my frost free area is very limited and already full. I am not allowed any more plants in the house. Tony_willis - Lancashire, Zone "7"   Guff  Posted on Saturday, May 27, 2006 - 01:19 pm EST :    Update on my 3, C.Purpruascens. I should transplant these, but they seem to be growing very well. I don't want to mess with them. They are getting only side lighting, that is why they are tilted to one direction. I started digging a spot outdoors for my C. Hederifolium. I found a rich humus spot. I was thinking about adding sand. I think I will also have a top layer of sand, 1/4 inch for the bulbs to sit on top of, so they don't rot. When I get it all dug up and sand mixed in, I will snap a picture. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Guff  Posted on Thursday, June 01, 2006 - 01:30 pm EST :    Getting closer. I wonder if this is going to be an all white one. I wouldn't mind if it is. I don't see any red as of yet, but I do see the spike fringe. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Terryk  My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Thursday, June 01, 2006 - 03:26 pm EST :    How exciting for you! The whole plant looks nice and healthy as if the temperatures are not effecting it. I have found that the color can change from white to pink before they open. No matter the color, it is exciting. Terryk - NY, Zone "6"   Guff  Posted on Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - 11:48 am EST :    Update on my biggest P.G. Victoria Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Terryk  My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - 08:24 pm EST :    I hope they come soon for you Guff, especially with warm weather predicted this weekend. Is the whole plant still in leaf? Terryk - NY, Zone "6"   Guff  Posted on Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 10:48 am EST :    I have them outside now. I'm waiting until they flower before I transplant. The corm on my biggest looks to be the size of a golf ball. Guff - NY, Zone "?"

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