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Posted on Tuesday, November 30, 2004 - 07:30 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Well, an exaggeration (I am wont to exaggerate, as those who know me will have noticed). But I bet there are not many more extensive, heart-throbbing-to-a-cyclamen-lover, displays of cyclamen than this one, at RHS Wisley in mid-February



In the background, Tim and his wife Susan



And on the right, Tim (the handsome debonnair guy) and me (the bald middle aged guy)...



And what is more charming, 'acres' of coums, or this beautiful trough at a GB front entry?



I think the latter....

Now I have to share a secret, Tim says that I once said "Ya seen one coum, Ya seen 'em all", like a boorish ignorant Yank!!! Why I just can't believe I ever said such a thing ;o). And until I went to England, I had never really 'seen' C. coum. Now I am in love with this plant, its wonderful color range and leaf forms. And it will even grow in my horrible climate, though it usually doesn't bloom till March or even April.

I can't wait to plant out my coums in my new garden, on my protected, east facing, sandy wooded slope. I think they will love it. Cyclamen heaven in the making, even in the frozen north of the upper midwest of America. Wisley, eat your heart out (dream on....).

Thanks to Tim for helping introduce me to the magic of cyclamen.

David Michigan zone 5b-6a
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Posted on Tuesday, November 30, 2004 - 10:17 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Incredible!!!!!!!!!!!

Penny Oregon Zone 7
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Posted on Wednesday, December 01, 2004 - 04:16 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Frostycurls wrote on Tuesday, November 30, 2004 - 06:59 pm:

Incredible!!!!!!!!!!!


DH keeps telling me about the "acres" of cyclamen (graecum?) that flower every autumn in the Peloponnese. One of the most memorable sights he has seen - and every year we plan to visit the area where he saw them. But it never happens.

Mara Germany zone 6-7
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Posted on Wednesday, December 01, 2004 - 04:30 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

I'm glad you posted those photos David. The first one is superb. I remember you having to get down on your hands and knees for that one...

Like you, I'm determined to have a mass planting like the one at Wisley. C. coum is (unbelievably) overlooked by lots of enthusiasts I speak to. They say it does nothing for them. I just don't get it myself - I love the species; easy to grow on the whole and there is lots of variation. Thanks again for posting those photos David.

Tim Cambridgeshire UK Zone 7
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Posted on Wednesday, December 01, 2004 - 06:43 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Nice picture of you two (and of you and your wife Tim).

Growing them from seed, they do start out plainer than the others because they do not show the markings as quickly. But I can be patient after seeing these shots. That is what everyone dreams of, a sea of cyclamen in their garden and in flower too!

Actually, being somewhat new to raising plants from seed, I find the whole process a wonderful experience. To take a tiny dust size particle, like some seeds are, and with the right elements it turns into a wonderful plant in the garden is watching nature unfold before your eyes.

Terryk - NY, Zone "6"
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Posted on Wednesday, December 01, 2004 - 08:11 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Cyclamen as they are meant to be grown - thanks for posting these again David.

Galanthophile - Ann (Northern England), Zone "8"
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Posted on Wednesday, December 01, 2004 - 04:55 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Mara, autumn in the Peloponnese would be quite a sight. Haven't made the trip myself (yet!), but I'm told that it's very worthwhile going. A few of my friends go every year to see the C. graecum in flower. The larger colonies must be very impressive. C. hederifolium is in flower too at that time of year. I wouldn't need much persuasion to undertake such a trip...

Tim Cambridgeshire UK Zone 7

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