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Posted on Saturday, October 15, 2005 - 01:07 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Photos taken earlier today. The first two photos are of the same plant. Third and fourth are of another plant.

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I've had a tough time getting to grips with this species, mainly because I've concentrated my efforts on to other species. Now that seed set is important, I have adjusted my growing regime for rohlfsianum and graecum, which has lead to more floriferous plants.

Tim - Cambridgeshire, Zone "7 "
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Posted on Saturday, October 15, 2005 - 02:36 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

I love the leaf pattern on these, but have not seen ones like your third and fourth photo. They are so different from other cyclamen, I would not even realize that they are cyclamen.

Tim wrote on Saturday, October 15, 2005 - 12:07 pm:

Now that seed set is important, I have adjusted my growing regime for rohlfsianum and graecum, which has lead to more floriferous plants.



You can't just write this, please share your secrets of your success!

Terryk - NY, Zone "6"
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Posted on Saturday, October 15, 2005 - 06:37 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

I've had a tough time getting to grips with this species, mainly because I've concentrated my efforts on to other species. Now that seed set is important, I have adjusted my growing regime for rohlfsianum and graecum, which has lead to more floriferous plants.

PLEASE, Tim don't keep the secret to yourself - share said information in writing for posterity the prolific secret life of Cyclamen Rohlfsianum and Graecum, especially since I wish to be among those included in aquiring seeds of the first photo of Rohlfsianum. Keep us posted as the leaves develop on the second example of Rohlfsianum which also looks interesting - can't make a decision on that yet - smile!

Hurry up and set seeds Rohlfsianum. Breathe more heavily on them, Tim and maybe just maybe, nudge them now and then with a few tender loving taps - smile!

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Posted on Sunday, October 16, 2005 - 02:29 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Well, there isn't really much of a secret. More to do with my making a concerted effort to get things right!

I don't water either of these species from the top anymore. When my C. graecum went dormant, I put the pots in shallow dishes and watered very sparingly, just keeping a little moisture in the bottom of the pots. End of July, I soaked the pots (from the bottom) to spur the plants into growth. I didn't water again until I saw signs of new growth. Now I water as and when the plants need it. I do water seedling graecum from the top, but like to keep the top of my flowering sized tubers dry.

Once my C. rohlfsianum had gone dormant, I held off all water until mid August, when I soaked the plants from the bottom. As with the graecum, I didn't water again until I saw signs of new growth. As with the graecum though, I do water seedling rohlfsianum from the top.

Tim - Cambridgeshire, Zone "7 "
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Posted on Sunday, October 16, 2005 - 02:54 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

I really like this species and it is a treasure to be sure. It has wonderful flowers too. I'm so pleased to see these doing well for you Tim.

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Posted on Sunday, October 16, 2005 - 06:21 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Thanks Tim, for your instructions. My graecum are just about 1 year old plants now, would they still be considered seedlings? I can't imagine I will get them to flower this year as they do appear to be much slower at setting leaves than c. hederifolium.

Also, do you have them planted in clay pots or plastic?

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Posted on Sunday, October 16, 2005 - 10:20 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Your one year old graecum are still seedlings, Terry. Might be another couple of years until you see your first flower. You can still enjoy the leaves though.

All my graecum are in plastic pots, but this will change next summer, when everything will go into clay. This is because I will hold all my stock plants in the soon to be built flood benches.

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Posted on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - 12:47 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Tim,

Please post pixs of and explain the mechanics of these flood
benches - sounds very interesting in not having to water trays and trays and trays of cyclamen - smile!

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Posted on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - 09:15 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Wilson if you do a "google" search on flood benches, you will get some info which will explain how they work.

Terryk - NY, Zone "6"
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Posted on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - 06:42 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

I agree Terry. those leaves on the third and fourth photos are interesting. Maybe they should be referred to as Cyclamen rohlfsianum 'aceriphyllum'. :) I wonder how they will look when fully open.

Jgwoodard - TN, Zone "6b"
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Posted on Sunday, October 23, 2005 - 09:35 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Below are a couple of photos of that plant, taken earlier today.

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I will post photos of the benches when they are built, Wilson. That will be a while yet though. I only just have the tunnel frame up. The benches are flooded with water so that the pots are sitting in two or three inches of water. The water is siphoned off straight away. The clay pots sit on a bed of gravel, so that a little moisture is retained.

Tim - Cambridgeshire, Zone "7 "

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