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- Subject: Re: Hardy cyclamens
- From: &* S* <z*@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 10:21:55 -0600
Thanks Auralie and Gene. I have always loved cyclamen, but I really do think it's too hot here to grow them successfully. I get a load of them in the Home Depot greenhouse every winter and spend a lot of time trying to educate my customers on how to care for them -- although ours are florist grade and would certainly not survive outdoors. In any event it has given me the opportunity to read lots of information on the subject.
zem zone 7 West TN----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene Bush" <genebush@netsurfusa.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 10:22 AM Subject: RE: [CHAT] Hardy cyclamens
Hello Auralie Cyclamen neapolitanum / hedrifolium are in active foliage now...came into bloom back in September thru November. Cyclamen coum is in active growth now and should bloom late winter. C. puprurascense stays in foliage,blooms from mid-April through October. I transplanted C. coum to my garden about a month back. Hedrifolium really should be transplanted while dormant, I would think. That would be late summer. Most of the time cyclamen get dug up and discarded or destroyedwhile dormant as opposed to dying out. They are also most often killed withkindness. There is quite a bit of information on my web site right now if you want to read more. Some really great breeding has taken place over the last few years. Absolutely breathtaking foliage now... would not matter if they ever bloomed. Gene E. Bush Munchkin Nursery & Gardens,LLC www.munchkinnursery.com Garden Writer - Photographer - Lecturer FaceBook LinkedIn -----Original Message-----From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On BehalfOf Aplfgcnys@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 11:04 AM To: gardenchat@hort.net Subject: [CHAT] Hardy cyclamens A planting of hardy Cyclamens was observed on upper 5th Ave. last week. The person who saw them is not an ardent gardener, and was not aware of any Cyclamens other than the ones bought from florists in pots. I had grown C. neapolitanum some years ago, but after about three years it didn't return, and I somehow never remembered to replace it. It occurred to me that since my small garden club is planning a Petite Standard Flower Show next fall, this might be a good small fall-blooming plant for a challenge class. (A Petite Standard show is one in which all the designs are smaller than 8 inches and all the horticulture is either naturally small or noted as dwarf or miniature by growers. There are State and National awards for the best flower show in each category and membership size, but a club may not apply for the same award it won in the previous year. Since our club usually wins each year for our size category, we alternate between the Petite size and the Standard size.) All that said, do any of you have experience with these plants. Maclure & Zimmerman catalog lists three hardy species, all dwarf. Since they are in the fall catalog, I assume they should be planted in the fall, but if it is too late this season to organize a club project, may they be started in the spring? It has been quite a few years since I have grown them, and I frankly can't remember when I planted them. Most of my club members are good growers, and they are pretty game when I suggest new things to them. I got them into a project with Achimenes a few years back that has led to some spectacular displays, and we have an ongoing commitment to plant Caladiums for various projects. Any advice or information about growing Cyclamens will be greatly appreciated. Auralie --------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the message text UNSUBSCRIBE GARDENCHAT --------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the message text UNSUBSCRIBE GARDENCHAT
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