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Post by Chuckles on Aug 20, 2009 15:18:02 GMT
Very timely Tip of the Day OM ;D
Now's a good time to plant cyclamen out in the garden, making sure the chosen site is well-drained and in semi-shade. If buying new plants, choose those that are in leaf.
I moved some last year and put them in pots I wasn't sure at the time where their new home would be, also bought a few too. After finding the right spot I just bunged the pots there and left them. Hence a very timely TotD ;D On my job list now ;D
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Post by Ladygardener on Aug 20, 2009 16:17:49 GMT
I actually thought the same thing Chuckles, I too have managed to get some of the ones I bought last year to survive in their pots too. I noticed them hiding in the borders the other day. Nice healthy foliage on them.
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Post by Chuckles on Nov 26, 2009 22:38:56 GMT
Mine are in the GH, 2 pots with 3 in each. Last year I seemed to get lots of leaf growth and very straggly flowers. This year they are looking much better, nice compact mounds of leaf and flower showing, must give them a feed to help them along I'm going to leave them in the cold GH a few more weeks then move them to the summer house and then to the house. Ooooh I can almost smell them, time will tell ;D
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Post by JennyWrenn on Nov 27, 2009 6:49:04 GMT
I've had my two in pots in the garden all year and just brought them in - they are both pure white and on my window sill and in flower I didnt know you could actually plant them out - good tip - wont the frost erm kill them tho
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Post by Ladygardener on Nov 27, 2009 7:15:58 GMT
Mine are the kind that stay outside. I think there are lots of different kinds. I bought some back at the start of October, planted them in the pots outside with spring bulbs underneath and they've been blooming non stop since. I only managed to get 1 from last year to survive in the end.
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Post by owdboggy on Nov 27, 2009 10:35:49 GMT
Cyclamen hederifolium and Cyclamen coum are both fully hardy. The former flowers from latter September up to about now and the latter starts most often in January. They both need about the same conditions, well drained soil etc. but C. hederifolium can take a lot more shade than coum. If happy both will self seed with a vengeance, even into the lawn. C. repandum is a woodlander and possibly a bit less hardy than the others. C. persicum in all its forms is tender (ish). Some of the new dwarf ones will take down to -5, but the big leafed, large flowered ones definitely will not take frosting. There are other species, hybrids and named forms, like Cc. africanum, cilicium, mirabile etc. but if you know about these then you arre already an enthusiast and do not need me to tell you how to grow them ;D
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Post by Tig on Nov 27, 2009 11:10:48 GMT
I can't seem to keep them going from one year to the next, so well done everyone who has! Thanks for that information OB, perhaps I am buying the wrong ones x Tig
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Post by Ladygardener on Feb 3, 2010 6:18:46 GMT
I lost a few of my October bought ones during the bad weather but I noticed yesterday that those in the big pot by the front door have new flower buds unfurling.
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