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Cyclamen. What next?
The dozen or so I have in pots and troughs have been sensational this
winter, so how do I keep them over summer? I don't really have room to plant them out but, if I put them in a shady part of the garden, are they likely to survive? Should I re-pot perhaps? Any advice appreciated |
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Cyclamen. What next?
On 15/03/2014 16:41, stuart noble wrote:
The dozen or so I have in pots and troughs have been sensational this winter, so how do I keep them over summer? I don't really have room to plant them out but, if I put them in a shady part of the garden, are they likely to survive? Should I re-pot perhaps? Any advice appreciated Well, it depends what cyclamen you are talking about. The blousy ones you find in pots in the greenhouse section of garden centres will often suffer if exposed to frost. However, most of the species (and their cultivars) are quite hardy and are some of the best plants for dry shade - particularly Cyclamen hederifolium. So if you have a dry, shady area (under evergreens, for example), you will often find that cyclamens do well there when little else will even survive, let alone flower. If you can't plant them out, just put the pots there. I let them dry out over summer; in fact, if you let them get too wet for too long, they will often start to rot. -- Jeff |
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Cyclamen. What next?
"Jeff Layman" wrote
stuart noble wrote: The dozen or so I have in pots and troughs have been sensational this winter, so how do I keep them over summer? I don't really have room to plant them out but, if I put them in a shady part of the garden, are they likely to survive? Should I re-pot perhaps? Any advice appreciated Well, it depends what cyclamen you are talking about. The blousy ones you find in pots in the greenhouse section of garden centres will often suffer if exposed to frost. However, most of the species (and their cultivars) are quite hardy and are some of the best plants for dry shade - particularly Cyclamen hederifolium. So if you have a dry, shady area (under evergreens, for example), you will often find that cyclamens do well there when little else will even survive, let alone flower. If you can't plant them out, just put the pots there. I let them dry out over summer; in fact, if you let them get too wet for too long, they will often start to rot. Dry shade is the accepted position for them. However, because we had a large tree cut down the ones I planted under it are now in full sun in our open front south facing garden and they haven't read the book. They get baked every summer and are gradually taking over the garden even seeding in the grass, and the block paving, there must be hundreds of little seedlings out there at the moment everywhere you look. I will have to do something eventually. -- Regards. Bob Hobden. Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK |
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Cyclamen. What next?
On 15/03/2014 19:13, Bob Hobden wrote:
"Jeff Layman" wrote stuart noble wrote: The dozen or so I have in pots and troughs have been sensational this winter, so how do I keep them over summer? I don't really have room to plant them out but, if I put them in a shady part of the garden, are they likely to survive? Should I re-pot perhaps? Any advice appreciated Well, it depends what cyclamen you are talking about. The blousy ones you find in pots in the greenhouse section of garden centres will often suffer if exposed to frost. However, most of the species (and their cultivars) are quite hardy and are some of the best plants for dry shade - particularly Cyclamen hederifolium. So if you have a dry, shady area (under evergreens, for example), you will often find that cyclamens do well there when little else will even survive, let alone flower. If you can't plant them out, just put the pots there. I let them dry out over summer; in fact, if you let them get too wet for too long, they will often start to rot. Dry shade is the accepted position for them. However, because we had a large tree cut down the ones I planted under it are now in full sun in our open front south facing garden and they haven't read the book. They get baked every summer and are gradually taking over the garden even seeding in the grass, and the block paving, there must be hundreds of little seedlings out there at the moment everywhere you look. I will have to do something eventually. So it sounds like they don't mind full sun, and they have certainly flourished in the wettest winter on record. Perhaps "the book" should be rewritten :-) I planted mine in leaf mould this time round and it's amazing how quickly it drains. Maybe that's the key but, as Jeff says, the blousy ones have had no frost to cope with...so far... |
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Cyclamen. What next?
On 15/03/2014 16:41, stuart noble wrote:
The dozen or so I have in pots and troughs have been sensational this winter, so how do I keep them over summer? I don't really have room to plant them out but, if I put them in a shady part of the garden, are they likely to survive? Should I re-pot perhaps? Any advice appreciated Keep them going, feeding them with a tomato feed or similar, till the leaves are turn yellow then find a shaded place and put the pots on their sides to let them dry out. Mid August stand them upright, and water the to bring them back into growth. This is how my late mother did it and her oldest plant was over 20 years old. David @ a still dry side of Swansea Bay. |
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Cyclamen. What next?
On 15/03/2014 20:05, David Hill wrote:
On 15/03/2014 16:41, stuart noble wrote: The dozen or so I have in pots and troughs have been sensational this winter, so how do I keep them over summer? I don't really have room to plant them out but, if I put them in a shady part of the garden, are they likely to survive? Should I re-pot perhaps? Any advice appreciated Keep them going, feeding them with a tomato feed or similar, till the leaves are turn yellow then find a shaded place and put the pots on their sides to let them dry out. Mid August stand them upright, and water the to bring them back into growth. This is how my late mother did it and her oldest plant was over 20 years old. David @ a still dry side of Swansea Bay. .... and mark where you put them. When they're dormant, they have been mistaken for pebbles and thrown away:~/. -- Spider. On high ground in SE London gardening on heavy clay |
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On 15/03/2014 22:50, Spider wrote:
On 15/03/2014 20:05, David Hill wrote: On 15/03/2014 16:41, stuart noble wrote: The dozen or so I have in pots and troughs have been sensational this winter, so how do I keep them over summer? I don't really have room to plant them out but, if I put them in a shady part of the garden, are they likely to survive? Should I re-pot perhaps? Any advice appreciated Keep them going, feeding them with a tomato feed or similar, till the leaves are turn yellow then find a shaded place and put the pots on their sides to let them dry out. Mid August stand them upright, and water the to bring them back into growth. This is how my late mother did it and her oldest plant was over 20 years old. David @ a still dry side of Swansea Bay. ... and mark where you put them. When they're dormant, they have been mistaken for pebbles and thrown away:~/. That's why you leave them in the pots |
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I haven't seen C coum in the wild, but I've C hederifolium at the top of limestone mountains in the Aegean, forcing its way through limestone chippings about 3 inches across, or peeking out of cracks in solid limestone slabs. These treeless summits are about as far away as you can imagine from our traditional C hederifolium habitat of dry shade. I presume the key thing is that they don't like their corm to be sitting in wet soil over the winter.
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On 16/03/2014 02:24, kay wrote:
Bob Hobden;999904 Wrote: Dry shade is the accepted position for them. However, because we had a large tree cut down the ones I planted under it are now in full sun in our open front south facing garden and they haven't read the book. They get baked every summer and are gradually taking over the garden even seeding in the grass, and the block paving, there must be hundreds of little seedlings out there at the moment everywhere you look. I will have to do something eventually. I suspect what it means (like quite a few plants we grow in shade in the garden) that they do well in shade, but like sun when they get it. I have a gravel covered terrace at the south of the house, and have planted both C hederifolium and C coum. The coum have been in full flower for several weeks, and are absolutely covered with blossom, a solid pink mass, over 50 flowers per corm, and these are small corms which only went in last spring. And there are seedlings from the three older ones all over the place, including little patches with a dozen or more seedlings as thick as mustard-and-cress. I haven't seen C coum in the wild, but I've C hederifolium at the top of limestone mountains in the Aegean, forcing its way through limestone chippings about 3 inches across, or peeking out of cracks in solid limestone slabs. These treeless summits are about as far away as you can imagine from our traditional C hederifolium habitat of dry shade. I presume the key thing is that they don't like their corm to be sitting in wet soil over the winter. Yebut mine have been flooded several times this winter. I think the leaf mould has helped plus, when they're in a container, the spread of leaves acts as an umbrella. I wouldn't have fancied their chances in open ground though. |
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Cyclamen. What next?
On 15/03/2014 20:05, David Hill wrote:
On 15/03/2014 16:41, stuart noble wrote: The dozen or so I have in pots and troughs have been sensational this winter, so how do I keep them over summer? I don't really have room to plant them out but, if I put them in a shady part of the garden, are they likely to survive? Should I re-pot perhaps? Any advice appreciated Keep them going, feeding them with a tomato feed or similar, till the leaves are turn yellow then find a shaded place and put the pots on their sides to let them dry out. Mid August stand them upright, and water the to bring them back into growth. This is how my late mother did it and her oldest plant was over 20 years old. David @ a still dry side of Swansea Bay. Many thanks. I shall follow that advice to the letter. They are definitely the common blousy type but I'll keep my fingers crossed they survive any frost we might get in the meantime |
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Cyclamen. What next?
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kay wrote: Bob Hobden;999904 Wrote: Dry shade is the accepted position for them. However, because we had a large tree cut down the ones I planted under it are now in full sun in our open front south facing garden and they haven't read the book. They get baked every summer and are gradually taking over the garden even seeding in the grass, and the block paving, there must be hundreds of little seedlings out there at the moment everywhere you look. I will have to do something eventually. I suspect what it means (like quite a few plants we grow in shade in the garden) that they do well in shade, but like sun when they get it. I have a gravel covered terrace at the south of the house, and have planted both C hederifolium and C coum. The coum have been in full flower for several weeks, and are absolutely covered with blossom, a solid pink mass, over 50 flowers per corm, and these are small corms which only went in last spring. And there are seedlings from the three older ones all over the place, including little patches with a dozen or more seedlings as thick as mustard-and-cress. I haven't seen C coum in the wild, but I've C hederifolium at the top of limestone mountains in the Aegean, forcing its way through limestone chippings about 3 inches across, or peeking out of cracks in solid limestone slabs. These treeless summits are about as far away as you can imagine from our traditional C hederifolium habitat of dry shade. I presume the key thing is that they don't like their corm to be sitting in wet soil over the winter. Precisely. I found my C. coum in the very dry rain shadow under a thick conifer, and replanted in the equally dry rain shadow under the eaves, and they have formed a solid mat. They both hibernate and estivate, and have leaves only in spring and autumn (for some meaning of), and relish the total lack of competition. Even weeds don't grow there! My understanding is that they do exactly the same in their natural habitat - it is waterless both in summer and winter (under the ice/snow). Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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On 15/03/2014 23:07, David Hill wrote:
On 15/03/2014 22:50, Spider wrote: On 15/03/2014 20:05, David Hill wrote: On 15/03/2014 16:41, stuart noble wrote: The dozen or so I have in pots and troughs have been sensational this winter, so how do I keep them over summer? I don't really have room to plant them out but, if I put them in a shady part of the garden, are they likely to survive? Should I re-pot perhaps? Any advice appreciated Keep them going, feeding them with a tomato feed or similar, till the leaves are turn yellow then find a shaded place and put the pots on their sides to let them dry out. Mid August stand them upright, and water the to bring them back into growth. This is how my late mother did it and her oldest plant was over 20 years old. David @ a still dry side of Swansea Bay. ... and mark where you put them. When they're dormant, they have been mistaken for pebbles and thrown away:~/. That's why you leave them in the pots Ah, but my lovelies are in the ground and loving it. I just put them in particular spots where I avoid any disturbance until I've seen the seedlings come through. I am talking about C. hederifolium and C. coum, though; not the tender C. persicas and the like. -- Spider. On high ground in SE London gardening on heavy clay |
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Cyclamen. What next?
On Sun, 16 Mar 2014 09:53:42 +0000, stuart noble
wrote: On 15/03/2014 20:05, David Hill wrote: On 15/03/2014 16:41, stuart noble wrote: The dozen or so I have in pots and troughs have been sensational this winter, so how do I keep them over summer? I don't really have room to plant them out but, if I put them in a shady part of the garden, are they likely to survive? Should I re-pot perhaps? Any advice appreciated Keep them going, feeding them with a tomato feed or similar, till the leaves are turn yellow then find a shaded place and put the pots on their sides to let them dry out. Mid August stand them upright, and water the to bring them back into growth. This is how my late mother did it and her oldest plant was over 20 years old. David @ a still dry side of Swansea Bay. Many thanks. I shall follow that advice to the letter. They are definitely the common blousy type but I'll keep my fingers crossed they survive any frost we might get in the meantime I don't think the blousy ones will behave in the same way. They don't last long in my experience. Get some hederifolium or coum and you'll have much better results. DON'T buy dry bulbs though. They may come from the wild. Buy from reputable sources. Pam in Bristol |
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