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pamfree (Zemedelec) wrote:

Thanks to all for your info on hardy cyclamen.
I might add that the "minature cyclamen" (probably bred down from the huge
florists' version) I nutured on my terrace for several years in N. California
are now growing happily in a friend's garden.
zemedelec

The miniature is apt to be either C. intaminatum or C. parviflorum. These
are so small that it can be overwhelmed by larger plants, but if larger
plants are kept away from them, they are very easy to grow. Our C.
intaminatum is in a miniature raised bed, along with a dwarf fritillary,
F. pudicans, which blooms in March & is only two or three inches tall. C.
intaminatum blooms May to autumn in our garden, so its addition to the
autumn & winter cyclamens means we have one or another blooming almost all
year round. Here's a pic of C. intaminatum:
http://www.paghat.com/cyclamenintaminatum.html

-paghat the ratgirl

--
"Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher.
"Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature.
-from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers"
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