Some advice needed on cyclamens
 

Hi

Last years seeds have spent a good year growing away with one leaf per
seed. At the moment they are beginning to look a bit sick.

Is this (i) they are or (ii) natural part of the cycle and a new leaf
will appear in time?

Many thanks

Yours

Andrew J
Dundee

Some advice needed on cyclamens
 

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| Last years seeds have spent a good year growing away with one leaf per
| seed. At the moment they are beginning to look a bit sick.
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| Is this (i) they are or (ii) natural part of the cycle and a new leaf
| will appear in time?

Which species? Many are adapted to Mediterranean climates, and
go dormant in the summer when it is hot and dry. If they are
one of those species, let the process continue, and keep them
on the dry side until the weather starts to cool down again.

I don't know if that is appropriate for all species.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Some advice needed on cyclamens
 

Some advice needed on cyclamens
 

In article ,
writes
Hi

Last years seeds have spent a good year growing away with one leaf per
seed. At the moment they are beginning to look a bit sick.

Is this (i) they are or (ii) natural part of the cycle and a new leaf
will appear in time?

natural part of the cycle. A new leaf will appear in time. Atm their
main aim is to produce a corm, and if you look carefully, you should
find some tiny corns, barely larger than millet grains and about the
same colour. Next year you'll get another leaf, and the corm with grow
to pea sized.

--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm

Some advice needed on cyclamens
 

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from Victoria Clare contains these words:

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Hi

Last years seeds have spent a good year growing away with one leaf per
seed. At the moment they are beginning to look a bit sick.

Is this (i) they are or (ii) natural part of the cycle and a new leaf
will appear in time?

Dunno if they are supposed to, but mine that are the same age are doing the
same thing.

I am comforted to learn they are not alone, as I was wondering too.

Victoria

If they are the more common hardy types, i.e. C. hederifolium, C. coum
or even the non-hardy C persicum, they will be dying down now. They
should begin to throw out new leaves in about August/Sept if C.
hederifolium and early to mid winter if either of the other two.

Janet G

Some advice needed on cyclamens
 

The message
from Victoria Clare contains these words:

wrote in :

Hi

Last years seeds have spent a good year growing away with one leaf per
seed. At the moment they are beginning to look a bit sick.

Is this (i) they are or (ii) natural part of the cycle and a new leaf
will appear in time?

Dunno if they are supposed to, but mine that are the same age are doing the
same thing.

I am comforted to learn they are not alone, as I was wondering too.

Victoria

If they are the more common hardy types, i.e. C. hederifolium, C. coum
or even the non-hardy C persicum, they will be dying down now. They
should begin to throw out new leaves in about August/Sept if C.
hederifolium and early to mid winter if either of the other two.

Janet G

Some advice needed on cyclamens
 

The message
from Victoria Clare contains these words:

wrote in :

Hi

Last years seeds have spent a good year growing away with one leaf per
seed. At the moment they are beginning to look a bit sick.

Is this (i) they are or (ii) natural part of the cycle and a new leaf
will appear in time?

Dunno if they are supposed to, but mine that are the same age are doing the
same thing.

I am comforted to learn they are not alone, as I was wondering too.

Victoria

If they are the more common hardy types, i.e. C. hederifolium, C. coum
or even the non-hardy C persicum, they will be dying down now. They
should begin to throw out new leaves in about August/Sept if C.
hederifolium and early to mid winter if either of the other two.

Janet G

Some advice needed on cyclamens
 

On Fri, 27 Jun 2003 17:31:16 +0100, Janet Galpin and Oliver Patterson
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from Victoria Clare contains these words:

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If they are the more common hardy types, i.e. C. hederifolium, C. coum
or even the non-hardy C persicum, they will be dying down now. They
should begin to throw out new leaves in about August/Sept if C.
hederifolium and early to mid winter if either of the other two.

Janet G

Janet, and others, many thanks for your responses. I emptied out one
pot and there were a number of pea sized tubers so I am looking
forward to the autumn to see how they develop.

Best wishes

Andrew J
Dundee

Some advice needed on cyclamens
 

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On Fri, 27 Jun 2003 17:31:16 +0100, Janet Galpin and Oliver Patterson
wrote:

The message
from Victoria Clare contains these words:

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If they are the more common hardy types, i.e. C. hederifolium, C. coum
or even the non-hardy C persicum, they will be dying down now. They
should begin to throw out new leaves in about August/Sept if C.
hederifolium and early to mid winter if either of the other two.


Janet, and others, many thanks for your responses. I emptied out one
pot and there were a number of pea sized tubers so I am looking
forward to the autumn to see how they develop.

Did you put them back the right way up? ;-)

--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm

Some advice needed on cyclamens
 

On Sat, 28 Jun 2003 16:24:01 +0100, Kay Easton
wrote:

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Did you put them back the right way up? ;-)

I hope so! Time will tell.

I have a number of pots and I used the weakest looking for my test.

There is a garden down the hill from us that has just a great display
of cyclamens and I surely hope to replicate it.

Thanks

Yours

Andrew J
Dundee

Some advice needed on cyclamens
 

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There is a garden down the hill from us that has just a great display
of cyclamens and I surely hope to replicate it.

Then now's a good time to go buying new corms. While they're dormant some nurseries like Willows at
http://www.hardycyclamen.com/cyclamen1/index.html
have good offers on dormant corms.They're also very nice folks to deal with. (I don't have shares I'm just a happy
customer)

Rod

Some advice needed on cyclamens
 

In article ,
writes
On Sat, 28 Jun 2003 16:24:01 +0100, Kay Easton
wrote:

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Did you put them back the right way up? ;-)

I hope so! Time will tell.

I have a number of pots and I used the weakest looking for my test.

There is a garden down the hill from us that has just a great display
of cyclamens and I surely hope to replicate it.

You will. Once they get into the ground they spread quite well - the
original corm grows huge, and you get self seedlings all around.
--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm

Some advice needed on cyclamens
 

In article , Rod
writes

wrote in message
There is a garden down the hill from us that has just a great display
of cyclamens and I surely hope to replicate it.

Then now's a good time to go buying new corms. While they're dormant some
nurseries like Willows at
http://www.hardycyclamen.com/cyclamen1/index.html
have good offers on dormant corms.They're also very nice folks to deal with. (I
don't have shares I'm just a happy
customer)

What sort of success do you get from dormant corms? I've heard say that
it's difficult to get them going again. Or is it the difference between
a proper nursery that keeps them properly, and GCs that packet them up
and dry them out?
--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm

Some advice needed on cyclamens
 

"Kay Easton" wrote in message

What sort of success do you get from dormant corms? I've heard say that
it's difficult to get them going again. Or is it the difference between
a proper nursery that keeps them properly, and GCs that packet them up
and dry them out?
--
Kay Easton

You've raised a very important point Kay. Those big dry corms you see in GCs, usually full of vine weevil holes as well,
are usually taken from wild populations in Turkey or Greece. They should be left well alone if only for that reason, but
in fact they're usually pretty well dead anyway - it's a double whammy so to speak. Anne & Les Cordes grow all of their
own stock and dormant corms from them will survive almost 100%,also I think they learned to count in a different school
from me. Their packs of 50 or 100 usually contain a few extras. I had a look at their site after I posted my message on
here last night and saw they're doing a really good deal on 50s of C. hederifolium and C. coum in smaller sizes. Smaller
sizes to them means ones that didn't flower last year but most will this year. That's how I buy mine and I'm starting to
get some nice patches self seeding now. They also sell seeds for folks who like to do things the hard way.

Rod

Some advice needed on cyclamens
 

"Rod" wrote in message
...
:
: wrote in message
: There is a garden down the hill from us that has just a great display
: of cyclamens and I surely hope to replicate it.
:
: Then now's a good time to go buying new corms. While they're dormant some
nurseries like Willows at
: http://www.hardycyclamen.com/cyclamen1/index.html
: have good offers on dormant corms.They're also very nice folks to deal
with. (I don't have shares I'm just a happy
: customer)
:
: Rod
:
Have just ordered some following your recommendation. Look forward to
receiving them in a day or two.

K