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Cyclamen silver mixed
Bought a pack of sorry looking Cyclamen 'silver mixed' from Homebase a
month or so ago (felt sorry for them). They have now perked up but I don't know where to plant them. Question: Are they hardy? |
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Most of the ones in flower now, on sale in big outlets are forms of C persicum which is tender, dry it will stand a few degrees of frost, but not happy about it. |
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Cyclamen silver mixed
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Owdboggy wrote: Compo in Caithness;909777 Wrote: Bought a pack of sorry looking Cyclamen 'silver mixed' from Homebase a month or so ago (felt sorry for them). They have now perked up but I don't know where to plant them. Question: Are they hardy? The only truly hardy Cyclamen are Cc.coum and hederifolium. The former flowers from now onwards and the latter from August. In warmer places C. repandum will survive outside. What about C. europaeum? :-) C. coum (and probably C. hederifolium) should be planted in a dry spot, preferably under evergreen trees or shrubs on the rain shadow of the eaves. They loathe waterlogging and don't handle competition well, but will thrive where few other plants will even survive. Given the right conditions, C. coum will take down to -15 Celsius, and perhaps lower. Most of the ones in flower now, on sale in big outlets are forms of C persicum which is tender, dry it will stand a few degrees of frost, but not happy about it. And it's killed by more than a few degrees. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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Cyclamen silver mixed
On Jan 11, 2:45*pm, wrote:
In article , Owdboggy wrote: Compo in Caithness;909777 Wrote: Bought a pack of sorry looking Cyclamen 'silver mixed' from Homebase a month or so ago (felt sorry for them). *They have now perked up but I don't know where to plant them. Question: Are they hardy? The only truly hardy Cyclamen are Cc.coum and hederifolium. The former flowers from now onwards and the latter from August. In warmer places C. repandum will survive outside. What about C. europaeum? :-) C. coum (and probably C. hederifolium) should be planted in a dry spot, preferably under evergreen trees or shrubs on the rain shadow of the eaves. *They loathe waterlogging and don't handle competition well, but will thrive where few other plants will even survive. *Given the right conditions, C. coum will take down to -15 Celsius, and perhaps lower. Most of the ones in flower now, on sale in big outlets are forms of C persicum which is tender, dry it will stand a few degrees of frost, but not happy about it. And it's killed by more than a few degrees. Regards, Nick Maclaren. Thanks Nick. The plants came from Homebase so they were not labelled properly - 'Cyclamen silver mixed' does not really tell me much. I have done a bit of looking about and I think they are Cyclamen coum silver and if this is the case then from the information in your post I reckon they'll do just fine in my alpine section of the polytunnel (Far north of Scotland). |
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Cyclamen silver mixed
On Jan 11, 4:30*pm, Compo in Caithness
wrote: On Jan 11, 2:45*pm, wrote: In article , Owdboggy wrote: Compo in Caithness;909777 Wrote: Bought a pack of sorry looking Cyclamen 'silver mixed' from Homebase a month or so ago (felt sorry for them). *They have now perked up but I don't know where to plant them. Question: Are they hardy? The only truly hardy Cyclamen are Cc.coum and hederifolium. The former flowers from now onwards and the latter from August. In warmer places C. repandum will survive outside. What about C. europaeum? :-) C. coum (and probably C. hederifolium) should be planted in a dry spot, preferably under evergreen trees or shrubs on the rain shadow of the eaves. *They loathe waterlogging and don't handle competition well, but will thrive where few other plants will even survive. *Given the right conditions, C. coum will take down to -15 Celsius, and perhaps lower. Most of the ones in flower now, on sale in big outlets are forms of C persicum which is tender, dry it will stand a few degrees of frost, but not happy about it. And it's killed by more than a few degrees. Regards, Nick Maclaren. Thanks Nick. *The plants came from Homebase so they were not labelled properly - 'Cyclamen silver mixed' does not really tell me much. *I have done a bit of looking about and I think they are Cyclamen coum silver and if this is the case then from the information in your post I reckon they'll do just fine in my alpine section of the polytunnel (Far north of Scotland). Thanks also to Owdboggy for similar gen. |
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Cyclamen silver mixed
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Compo in Caithness wrote: Thanks Nick. The plants came from Homebase so they were not labelled properly - 'Cyclamen silver mixed' does not really tell me much. I have done a bit of looking about and I think they are Cyclamen coum silver and if this is the case then from the information in your post I reckon they'll do just fine in my alpine section of the polytunnel (Far north of Scotland). Should do. Cambridge isn't as cold as Caithness, but mine have thrived for several decades at least, and there have been some pretty bitter frosts in that time. When I moved in, there were a few plants under a conifer; I encouraged them and, when we removed the conifer, I put them under the eaves (facing north-east). They have naturalised into a carpet! Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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Cyclamen silver mixed
On Jan 11, 4:00*pm, wrote:
In article , Compo in Caithness wrote: Thanks Nick. *The plants came from Homebase so they were not labelled properly - 'Cyclamen silver mixed' does not really tell me much. *I have done a bit of looking about and I think they are Cyclamen coum silver and if this is the case then from the information in your post I reckon they'll do just fine in my alpine section of the polytunnel (Far north of Scotland). Should do. *Cambridge isn't as cold as Caithness, but mine have thrived for several decades at least, and there have been some pretty bitter frosts in that time. *When I moved in, there were a few plants under a conifer; I encouraged them and, when we removed the conifer, I put them under the eaves (facing north-east). *They have naturalised into a carpet! Regards, Nick Maclaren. My experience is that C. coum naturalises significantly better than C. hederifolium. If Compo has found some form of C. coum in one of the DIY sheds he's lucky indeed. Rod |
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Cyclamen silver mixed
Back to the op:
Bought a pack of sorry looking Cyclamen 'silver mixed' from Homebase a month or so ago (felt sorry for them). *They have now perked up but I don't know where to plant them. Question: Are they hardy? These have done the rounds in most of the sheds and garden centres. It is the 'Silverado' strain derived mainly from Cyclamen persicum, but there's also some hederifolium (I think) in its background, which gives the foliage colour and slightly increased cold tolerance. I have several outside that withstood last winter and the most recent cold spates and are still flowering. Ideally they should be grown in a frost free spot and brought on to a cool, bright windowsill indoors for flowering. However mine took a couple of -5.7C hits and numerous less severe sub-zero nights so you can read into that what you will. |
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Cyclamen silver mixed
"Dave Poole" wrote in message ... Back to the op: Bought a pack of sorry looking Cyclamen 'silver mixed' from Homebase a month or so ago (felt sorry for them). They have now perked up but I don't know where to plant them. Question: Are they hardy? These have done the rounds in most of the sheds and garden centres. It is the 'Silverado' strain derived mainly from Cyclamen persicum, but there's also some hederifolium (I think) in its background, which gives the foliage colour and slightly increased cold tolerance. I have several outside that withstood last winter and the most recent cold spates and are still flowering. Ideally they should be grown in a frost free spot and brought on to a cool, bright windowsill indoors for flowering. However mine took a couple of -5.7C hits and numerous less severe sub-zero nights so you can read into that what you will. .................................................. ............................................ So have ours AND escaped into the gravel beds and are flowering!! Mike -- .................................... Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive .................................... |
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