On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 17:53:50 GMT, Ann wrote:

I collected some ripe seeds from my cyclamen last year and planted them
immediately. They germinated well, and I've about 50 corms about the size of
a pea. They went dormant several weeks ago, but I've noticed they are
beginning to sprout leaves again already. Does anyone know how long it takes
before they reach flowering size?

They're fairly fast if grown well. In particular, it's my
experience that cyclamen come to flowering sooner if planted out
than if kept in pots.

If they're starting to grow foliage again, I'd pot them on singly
without delay and plant them out later on in the fall. Around
here, our very dry summers mean we have to hold off planting such
things until September when the weather cools off and we start
getting a little rain again.

However, the English climate may be damp enough to allow planting
them straight out now.


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Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada