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Author Message   Tim  Posted on Sunday, November 28, 2004 - 01:27 pm EST :    The first photo is of C. colchicum. Likes the same cultivation routine as one of my favourites, C. purpurascens. It won't be long now before the coum start to flower. The leaves will do for now... This is a silver leaf form of C. elegans. Used to be called C. coum subsp. elegans but is now regarded as a species in its own right. This plant took a couple of years to show its potential. It is reluctant to set much seed and just to add insult to injury, very few seedlings look like the parent. Finally, C. graecum grown from seed which was taken from a plant grown from seed (Phew!) collected on the Greek island of Crete. Tim Cambridgeshire UK Zone 7   Terryk  My Weather My Time Posted on Sunday, November 28, 2004 - 01:47 pm EST :    Thank you, thank you, thank you. A real treat to view as our weather is just horrible. It has been poring all morning long. I think we have a break, I may run out to get more soil for my seedlings. Terryk - NY, Zone "6"   Galanthophile  My Favorite Photo My Garden Posted on Monday, November 29, 2004 - 02:18 pm EST :    Tim - you have a wonderful array of plants - each one lovelier than the last - very interesting to see the differences. Galanthophile - Ann (Northern England), Zone "8"   Euphorbphreak  My Weather My Time Posted on Monday, November 29, 2004 - 10:45 pm EST :    Incredible. The colchium is so distinctive...I've never seen such serrated edged on a cyclamen leaf before. How I'd love to join one of your seed collecting expeditions! The graecium is fantastic. The second elegans is stunning. I've never seen such variety in one collection. David, the other CA, 10/17   Gardenbug  Posted on Monday, November 29, 2004 - 11:32 pm EST :    Lovely being able to study all these leaves....Thanks for posting! Gardenbug Ontario zone 4b/5b   Terryk  My Weather My Time Posted on Monday, November 29, 2004 - 11:45 pm EST :    Sounds like you are getting hooked David. Terryk - NY, Zone "6"   Hydrangea  Posted on Tuesday, November 30, 2004 - 06:16 am EST :    Hello: I bought my first cyclamen this fall and planted it about 1.5 months ago. It did not bloom. Should it have? It really doesn't/didn't look like it was doing anything at all. I planted it with the tuber a bit above the soil line. The soil was gritty and limey. Would appreciate any insight any of you might have. Hydrangea - Ontario, Zone "Canada 5b USA 4"   Terryk  My Weather My Time Posted on Tuesday, November 30, 2004 - 07:15 am EST :    I guess the first thing to tell us, if you know, is what species you have. It may be that it will bloom in spring. Is there anyway you can post a picture? If you do not know the species you bought, someone may be able to identify it. Otherwise look on they cyclamen website: http://www.cyclamen.org/spec_frame.htm This may tell you when to expect your bloom. Terryk - NY, Zone "6"   Susanq  My Favorite Photo My Garden Journal My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Tuesday, November 30, 2004 - 09:51 am EST :    I can see why they are grown for their leaves as well as for their flowers. What a beautiful variety of foliage! SusanQ - Zone 4b-5b Wisconsin   Hydrangea  Posted on Tuesday, November 30, 2004 - 10:03 am EST :    Thanks Terryk for the response. I believe it is cyclamen hederifolium. I think the tag said it blooms in the late fall. It had just one leaf at the time of planting. I think this is the most hardy variety for my cold zone!! Hydrangea - Ontario, Zone "Canada 5b USA 4"   Marciam  My Favorite Photo Posted on Tuesday, November 30, 2004 - 09:03 pm EST :    They're all lovely, Tim. I just bought a 'florist' cyclamen now in stores for the holidays. I 'Googled' for information about it and was sad to learn they are so hard to care for inside. (It has already wilted once.) Oh, well, I'll enjoy it inside while it survives. Marcia, Pennsylvania Zone 5   Terryk  My Weather My Time Posted on Wednesday, December 01, 2004 - 09:52 am EST :    Sylvia, if you post a picture it probably can be identified better. Also, maybe the reason you have not had flowers yet is the plant is young. Has your plant increased in size-the amount of leaves on it now? If this is the case it may just be a matter of time before you get flowering. Another factor may be your siting of the plant in the garden. Give us more details and I am sure some help will come your way. Terryk - NY, Zone "6"   Hydrangea  Posted on Wednesday, December 01, 2004 - 09:13 pm EST :    Terryk: I can't post a picture because I have no digital camera. There really wouldn't be anything to see, since it is just a tuber! I have it planted under a small garden ornament and a small shrub which shades it and gives it some dappled sun. The tag says hederifolium syn neapolitanum, sun or part shade, bloom early autumn early winter, 15 cm high and 15 cm wide. That's all I can give you. I bought it in a 5 inch pot to give you a sense of how mature the plant might be. Hydrangea - Ontario, Zone "Canada 5b USA 4"   Terryk  My Weather My Time Posted on Wednesday, December 01, 2004 - 09:20 pm EST :    Can anyone with a bit more experience help Sylvia with her question? Terryk - NY, Zone "6"   Hydrangea  Posted on Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 09:20 pm EST :    Thanks for trying Terryk! We'll have to see next year whether it survives the winter. Anyhow, how about my indoor cyclamen? I've had it for three weeks. So far so good but recently it has some yellow leaves. I've watered it from underneath, and never let it dry out completely. Any advice, I know these are difficult plants. Sylvia Hydrangea - Ontario, Zone "Canada 5b USA 4"   Terryk  My Weather My Time Posted on Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 10:47 pm EST :    Sylvia, I am not the expert but if you read some of the attached information from the cyclamen society web site, it may help you. It sound like you may not be letting the plant dry out enough between watering. here is the link http://www.cyclamen.org/faq_set.html Please if anyone else can give better information, it would be helpful. Even though I got this forum going, I am fairly new to cyclamen. Be patient, because of the holidays, people may not be posting as often. Terryk - NY, Zone "6"   Galanthophile  My Favorite Photo My Garden Posted on Wednesday, December 15, 2004 - 09:21 am EST :    I was given an indoor cyclamen last Christmas and it just sat there in an unheated room all summer and lots of the leaves died off. A few weeks ago I noticed new leaves and now there are flower buds appearing. Secrets of success? Well very little water during the dormant period increasing as the leaves start to appear. I thought it would be too cold in this room but obviously my plant prefers no artificial heat. Galanthophile - Ann (Northern England), Zone "8"

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