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Author Message   Terryk  My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Tuesday, October 31, 2006 - 01:34 pm EST :    Exciting, the collection expands. I never bought them this way, just seed. Interesting to see them without roots. Good luck and keep us posted on their progress. Terryk - NY, Zone "6"   Guff  Posted on Tuesday, October 31, 2006 - 02:39 pm EST :    What is the correct spelling for these? On the package it's spelled cilicicum, but at Seneca Hill it's cilicium. TerryK, They were cheap, after the 50% off around $3.50 for all three. I figured it would be a quick way to get some seeds of this form for cheap. Tim, how old would you say these are. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Tim  Posted on Tuesday, October 31, 2006 - 03:06 pm EST :    The correct name is cilicium, Guff. As for age, it's difficult to say. I have cilicium tubers here which are seven years old and are about the size of the ones you have there. I doubt yours were nursery grown and were probably collected under licence in Turkey and if that is the case, they could be considerably older than that. Are you going to plant them straight out, or pot them up for a while? Tim - Cambridgeshire, Zone "7 "   Guff  Posted on Tuesday, October 31, 2006 - 08:32 pm EST :    Tim, I put them into pots. Curious, when corms go dormant in the summer, do the roots die off, then they regrow them in the fall? Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Tim  Posted on Wednesday, November 01, 2006 - 12:23 am EST :    No Guff, there are always roots attached to the tuber, even during the dormant spell. When root growth starts up again towards autumn, new white roots can be seen emerging from the tuber and the older, darker roots. The roots are always removed from tubers shipped from abroad - be careful you don't give them too much water, Guff. Tim - Cambridgeshire, Zone "7 "   Terryk  My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Wednesday, November 01, 2006 - 05:14 am EST :    Why do they do that Tim? If you find a tuber in the garden or in a pot that looks rather healthy but the roots are not their-I found some this fall outdoors-does this mean they will die eventually or could lack of water done this? I had some fall blooming crocus that I moved and at first they did not have roots but did start to grow them back. Are cyclamen different? Terryk - NY, Zone "6"   Guff  Posted on Wednesday, November 01, 2006 - 12:12 pm EST :    Full shot of my first bed. I removed the logs from the bottom part of the bed. Then I added more compost mixed with sand and made it slant down towards the ground. I thought this would help for even better drainage. Later today I plan on putting down pine needles on my second bed Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Guff  Posted on Friday, November 03, 2006 - 10:47 am EST :    Today. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Guff  Posted on Friday, November 03, 2006 - 10:53 am EST :    Tim, I was wondering about Purpurascen seed coats. Does a leaf ever come out from withen? I have yet to see a leaf come out, mine start a second leaf growing right away. The seed coat just sits there and doesn't grow at all. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Tim  Posted on Saturday, November 04, 2006 - 02:41 pm EST :    Terry, I'm not sure but I suspect it's a transportation thing. Not good at all because roots persist on cyclamen tubers even when the plants are doing nothing through the summer months. The roots do not die back. If you find any tubers in pots or the ground without roots, don't give up on them until they do actually die. I have had a few intaminatum under glass this year which flowered profusely before starting to wilt followed by the tubers going soft. On closer inspection I found that these plants had virtually no root growth. I don't know why this has happened, but it is the first time it has done and it is also the first time I have grown this species with the tuber totally exposed. Whether or not these are related issues, I don't know. I have covered seed coats with a layer of soaking wrt paper towel in the past, Guff. Quite often the seed coat will soften enough so that the coat can be removed and the leaf can then open out. Tim - Cambridgeshire, Zone "7 "   Guff  Posted on Saturday, November 04, 2006 - 03:07 pm EST :    Tim, Purpurascens seed coats seem different to me compared to hederifolium. Hederifolium stretch up and continue to grow and then form a leaf. What I have seen from Purpurascens seed coats is they just don't grow, they just sit near the forming corm. So far 10 have germinated and all are doing the same thing, seed coat just sits there, and they put up another grow leaf. I was just curious if the seed coat on Purpurascen do in fact make a leaf or not. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Guff  Posted on Saturday, November 04, 2006 - 05:30 pm EST :    Purpurascens update, now has 6 flowers. You can see a flower bud on my other plant just peeking out. Second picture is a plant from my first attempt. I think it's stunted, or went dormant. I should have planted it out with my other cyclamen. I had thought that I might see a flower, so that is why I didn't. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Guff  Posted on Monday, November 06, 2006 - 02:50 pm EST :    I got around to putting down some pine needles on my second bed. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Guff  Posted on Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 12:19 pm EST :    Anyone that was wondering, I had my tonsils out Tuesday. My doctor said it doesn't look like the cancer has returned :), but won't know for sure until the tonsils are tested. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Guff  Posted on Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 12:26 pm EST :    Purpurascens update. My biggest plant now has 8 flower buds, getting closer. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Terryk  My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 12:56 pm EST :    They are looking great Guff, you are going to be one happy guy when those flowers open. I am happy to hear that things sound good so far. We'll keep our fingers crossed for you. Terryk - NY, Zone "6"   Guff  Posted on Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 02:25 pm EST :    TerryK, thanks. I can't wait, very curious to smell the scent. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Galanthophile  My Favorite Photo My Garden Posted on Friday, November 17, 2006 - 05:30 pm EST :    Good luck with your results and your plants! Galanthophile - Ann (Northern England), Zone "8"   Guff  Posted on Friday, November 17, 2006 - 07:56 pm EST :    Galanthophile, thanks. I thought it was interesting in the difference between the two plants flower buds. Different shade of color, shape, and size. Kinda curious to see the smaller sized flower open in picture two. Seems very different compared to the first picture. Guff - NY, Zone "?"   Guff  Posted on Friday, November 17, 2006 - 08:51 pm EST :    Guff - NY, Zone "?"

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