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Old 11-10-2013, 07:33 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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On 11/10/2013 16:46, Spider wrote:
On 09/10/2013 16:33, Sacha wrote:
Sorry! Forgot to attach the photo link
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9369440...n/photostream/





Hi Sacha,

I thought it was Cyclamen persica (of which there are many), but having
looked at the photostream on the link below I became delerious with
Cyclamenitis, and am now not so sure.

I found the site by googling for cyclamen national collections. The
collection associated with this link is in Devon, so fairly local to
you. You could do worse than to send your pic to them.

Click and enjoy ...

https://sites.google.com/site/cherubeergardens/cyclamen

I always thought that speckling on cyclamen flowers was caused by
Botritus trying to get a hold on flowers that were damp for a short
period of time.
I did wonder about something like thrip, but that would have given
distortion of the flowers, and they are fine.
You could always pollinate a couple of the most speckled flowers and see
what you get from seed raised plants.
David @ a cool but dry side of Swansea Bay