Re: Re: Help with H. americana!

Mine were Cyclamen coum, purchased in 2003. I guess I thought C. hederafolia would also bloom in February.

As to these MGs...they tend a garden called the Woodland Fen. They have the standard fare of Hostas, ferns, Hellebores, some Astilbes, Heucheras, a couple of Toadlilies. Beyond that, they used to cover the whole thing in a layer of Impatiens, which made me cringe. Fortunately, they stopped that practice. Now they fill in everywhere with coleus. oh well. Since the current group took this garden over several years ago, they've lost all their Trilliums, most of their Barrenworts, and almost all new ephemerals I got for them. Why? Their method of putting the garden to bed is to heap leaves over everything until you can't see anything at all. That in itself might not be too bad as the winter winds do remove some of that. However, they don't uncover the garden until latest April, maybe May. So what's the point of Cyclamen? or Trillium? I think they've just smothered or neglected the early stuff becuase it doesn't perform when they are paying attention. Anyway, I've stopped suggesting lovely woodland plants and just get them what they want.

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "Marge Talt" <mtalt@hort.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 1:48 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: Help with H. americana!


You're welcome, Kitty.  If the MGs don't know that Cyclamen go
dormant...sheesh!  Well, could be the ones from Ellen are still with
them and they'll find out this fall or poss. they were devoured by
critters or allowed to get too dry or something else.  Cyclamen don't
do well with a lot of other larger perennials growing over top them.
Gotta place them so there's not too much competition.

Interesting that the ones you got from Ellen bloomed last
month...what were they.....C. coum?  Or did you have them inside or
something.

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
Shadyside Garden Designs

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From: Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net>

Thanks Marge.  All that i about the Cyclamen  is helpful to know.

I'll pass

the dormancy info on to the MGs that wanted them, so they'll

understand.  I

got them some Cyclamen last year  from Seneca and they said they

died;

wanted to try again.  It just occurred to me that the Seneca ones

may not be

dead after all.  The ones I got from Seneca a few years ago bloomed

last
month and have a few nice leaves.

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "Marge Talt" <mtalt@hort.net>
> Ah, Kitty, well, if they're in leaf with small root systems, then
> keep them moist or they'll wilt and keep them cool. They want
light

> but not, necessarily direct sun nor really bright light.  If they
> start leaning toward the light source, you'll know they'd like a

bit

> more light.   No telling about bloom.  Normally, they'll try to

throw

> flowers before they leaf out and during the process.  These have
> prob. been grown in a g.h. environment and kept in leaf to

increase

> tuber size.
>
> They will probably want to go dormant as warm weather arrives -

let

> them.  When they do, reduce watering but don't let them go bone

dry.

>
> Understand your reluctance to experiment on plants you don't own,

but

> you ought to give one a whirl and put some of your own stuff in

it

> and see how it does for you.  Then you'll know and if it works as
> well for you as it did for me, it ought to make your life easier

as

> caretaker for the 'garden' plants.
>
> Marge
>
> Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> mtalt@hort.net
> Shadyside Garden Designs
>
>
>
>
> ----------
>> From: Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net>
>>
>> The Cyclamen are in leaf; don't know if they've already

flowered.

>>
>> Thanks for the cold frame info.  I get pretty scared about

testing

> something
>> like that on plants that aren't my own, though.  I just never
> expected Greer
>> to ship so soon; thought they'd wait until proper shipping time

for

> my zone.
>> I neglected to fill in the  space on their form to request a

date.

>
>

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