Re: cyclamen
- Subject: Re: [SG] cyclamen
- From: G* B*
- Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 06:37:14 -0600
Hello Bobbi,
Believe Marge gave a testimony on cyclamen that pretty much covers
it....I will be picking up a pot or two next week to sit in the window sill
where it is on the cool side. (We need one of those bow or bay windows so we
have more room for plants). Just so no one misses a beat on the subject of
cyclamen... are you growing the hardy cyclamen in your gardens? I am
successful with two species here. C. purpurascense the European cyclamen/
purple-leaf cyclamen and C. hederifolium the baby or ivy leaf cyclamen.
Bobbi, I am a tough further south than you and I do not have winter
aconite or crocus in bloom as yet. Where did you get your snowdrops? Do you
have several species or hybrids?
Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens,LLC
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
www.munchkinnursery.com
Southern Indiana Zone 6
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bobbi Diehl" <diehlr@INDIANA.EDU>
Subject: Re: [SG] cyclamen
> Gene and ScarletSage: I find that the mini cyclamen that you buy at the
> grocers--is this what you are referring to?--last for years and rebloom
> consistently if kept fairly cool in winter and then put out in the ground
> in a shady spot in the summer, at which point they go dormant until fall.
> Some of mine have lasted for years. They are not immortal and sometimes
> after thriving for 8 or 10 years will suddenly give up the ghost--but for
> $3 or $5 they've still been a bargain. They come in all colors, including
> a nice white and a beautiful pinkish red and I enjoy their scent, which is
> sort of like apples. I have not had luck with having the BIG cyclamen live
> over, plus they take up more room on the windowsills. Maybe there is a
> trick to them.
>
> Outside I have snowdrops, winter aconite, and even a few tommy crocuses in
> bloom. It's been an unbelievably mild winter here. But Spring will still
> be welcome!
>
> Bobbi Diehl
> Bloomington, IN
> zone 5/6
>
> On Tue, 5 Feb 2002, ScarletSage wrote:
>
> > My other pleasure is a "florist" cyclamen that I bought for $3.99 that
has
> > been covered with blossoms for almost a month now. It will ultimately
be
> > disposable, but is a much better bargain than cut flowers.
> >
>
