Re: new purchases/cyclamen

Kitty,
I have C. hed. north side of  brick steps/wall happily multiplying. C. coum
in same location, sitting ing the pots they came in last Feb. Thought they
had died, but there they are again, so will plant them out under my row of
pines. The nursery I bought them from says they may sulk after
transplanting. The leaves of both disappear for weeks here. The first year I
thought the C. hed. had died, but blooms showed up late summer, then leaves
all winter. Go for it, you will love them.
Judy B
z 6 Idaho
PS There's a red headed sparrow type bird gathering nest material! Hope he
stays. I've been hearing a new "song" in the mornings & wondered who it was.

From: "Gene Bush" <genebush@otherside.com>
> Hello Kitty & Donna,
>     Lets leave hardiness zones out of the picture for now. They are not
the
> last word, by any means, when growing plants. All I am trying to say is
that
> gardeners all around you are growing cyclamen... you can grow them as
well.
> Just jump in there and experiment. I see where Marge just sent a wonderful
> list of great experienced gardeners who have played against the odds and
> won. Bare bones minimum you can grow two species relatively easily... C.
> coum & hed.

> > Donna & Gene,
> > Donna's right about Fernwood being warmer. And I believe we've had the
> > discussion before where Gene describes his location as Z5, but it's not
> > the same Z5 that Donna and I live in. No arguments about the zone
> > number, just that upper northeastern IN is colder than upper
> > northwestern IN and definitely colder than southern IN.
> > But I do think a few varieties of Cyclamen have a chance of making it
> > here, especially if they're well-sited and attention is paid to critter
> > protection and culture as both Marge and Gene have related. It's worth a
> > try.
> > Kitty

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