I have three Cyclamen in 3" pots that have always been in flower & are
healthy. I am not very good with house plants. Can they be propagated?
Should they be re potted? Anything else I should be doing to make them last
another two years or so?
CJ

w.g.s.hamm muttered:


"Colin Jacobs" wrote in message
...
I have three Cyclamen in 3" pots that have always been in flower & are
healthy. I am not very good with house plants. Can they be propagated?
Should they be re potted? Anything else I should be doing to make them
last
another two years or so?
CJ


I love cyclamen but cannot have house plants because of the cats knocking
them over so I planted mine outside. I have little minature ones in planters
which are out in full bloom right now and make a lovely change from ruddy
daffodils which I dislike and I have full sized ones put right in the
ground.
You could always put yours outside for a nice alternative spring display .
HTH


I hate daffodils too, I dread March because of them, especially when you see
a lone clump of them beside a motorway, or when they are all lined up
outside someone's hedge. I don't know why, but I find that intensely
depressing.

The wild ones are ok though.

"Colin Jacobs" wrote in message
...
I have three Cyclamen in 3" pots that have always been in flower & are
healthy. I am not very good with house plants. Can they be propagated?
Should they be re potted? Anything else I should be doing to make them
last
another two years or so?
CJ


I love cyclamen but cannot have house plants because of the cats knocking
them over so I planted mine outside. I have little minature ones in planters
which are out in full bloom right now and make a lovely change from ruddy
daffodils which I dislike and I have full sized ones put right in the
ground.
You could always put yours outside for a nice alternative spring display .
HTH

On Mon, 4 Apr 2005 13:28:36 +0100, "w.g.s.hamm"
wrote:

I love cyclamen but cannot have house plants because of the cats knocking
them over so I planted mine outside. I have little minature ones in planters
which are out in full bloom right now and make a lovely change from ruddy
daffodils which I dislike and I have full sized ones put right in the
ground.
You could always put yours outside for a nice alternative spring display .
HTH

Ruddy daffodils? You mean you have red ones? You should make a
fortune selling those!

Pam in Bristol

"Pam Moore" wrote in message
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On Mon, 4 Apr 2005 13:28:36 +0100, "w.g.s.hamm"
wrote:

I love cyclamen but cannot have house plants because of the cats
knocking
them over so I planted mine outside. I have little minature ones in
planters
which are out in full bloom right now and make a lovely change from ruddy
daffodils which I dislike and I have full sized ones put right in the
ground.
You could always put yours outside for a nice alternative spring display
..
HTH

Ruddy daffodils? You mean you have red ones? You should make a
fortune selling those!

Pam in Bristol
I was being polite. I was *going* to write "sodding" daffodils ;0p
I hate them, boring things. Around here they are as common as dandelions,
in every garden, every roadside verge, every bank, there are zillions of
them. For the last few years I have been digging up masses of bulbs from my
garden and throwing them away.

We seem to have gone off on a tangent. Please could I have the advice I
asked for?
"w.g.s.hamm" wrote in message
...

"Pam Moore" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 4 Apr 2005 13:28:36 +0100, "w.g.s.hamm"
wrote:

I love cyclamen but cannot have house plants because of the cats
knocking
them over so I planted mine outside. I have little minature ones in
planters
which are out in full bloom right now and make a lovely change from
ruddy
daffodils which I dislike and I have full sized ones put right in the
ground.
You could always put yours outside for a nice alternative spring
display
.
HTH

Ruddy daffodils? You mean you have red ones? You should make a
fortune selling those!

Pam in Bristol
I was being polite. I was *going* to write "sodding" daffodils ;0p
I hate them, boring things. Around here they are as common as dandelions,
in every garden, every roadside verge, every bank, there are zillions of
them. For the last few years I have been digging up masses of bulbs from
my
garden and throwing them away.

In article ,
says...
I have three Cyclamen in 3" pots that have always been in flower & are
healthy. I am not very good with house plants. Can they be propagated?
Should they be re potted? Anything else I should be doing to make them last
another two years or so?
CJ




If they are the large florists type then they are not hardy. They will stay in
the same pot until its bursts but you can repot them when they die down in the
summer. Propagate from seeds. They should last well as long as you give them
some dormant period, don't allow them to dry out too quickly or soak them when
they start into leaf again in the autumn.

"Colin Jacobs" wrote in message
...
We seem to have gone off on a tangent. Please could I have the advice I
asked for?

You get bugger all for demanding and stamping your feet mate and even less
for top posting.

Ok then. goodbye.

"w.g.s.hamm" wrote in message
...

"Colin Jacobs" wrote in message
...
We seem to have gone off on a tangent. Please could I have the advice I
asked for?

You get bugger all for demanding and stamping your feet mate and even less
for top posting.

"pb" wrote in message
.com...
In article ,

says...
I have three Cyclamen in 3" pots that have always been in flower & are
healthy. I am not very good with house plants. Can they be propagated?
Should they be re potted? Anything else I should be doing to make them
last
another two years or so?
CJ




If they are the large florists type then they are not hardy. They will
stay in
the same pot until its bursts but you can repot them when they die down in
the
summer. Propagate from seeds. They should last well as long as you give
them
some dormant period, don't allow them to dry out too quickly or soak them
when
they start into leaf again in the autumn.

Thanks for the advice. Not all members in this group are ignorant *******.

In article , Colin Jacobs
writes
We seem to have gone off on a tangent. Please could I have the advice I
asked for?

You are new to newsgroups, right? The purpose of this newsgroup is
discussion of gardening in the UK, and that is what is happening here.
This is not an on-line version of 'Gardeners' Question Time' with a
number of paid experts whose job it is to answer questions. Someone will
answer you if they know the answer and have the time and the
inclination, but it is a favour, not something to which you have an
entitlement.

You may not have meant it as such, but I find the tone of your response
quite rude.

"w.g.s.hamm" wrote in message
...

"Pam Moore" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 4 Apr 2005 13:28:36 +0100, "w.g.s.hamm"
wrote:

I love cyclamen but cannot have house plants because of the cats
knocking
them over so I planted mine outside. I have little minature ones in
planters
which are out in full bloom right now and make a lovely change from
ruddy
daffodils which I dislike and I have full sized ones put right in the
ground.
You could always put yours outside for a nice alternative spring
display
.
HTH

Ruddy daffodils? You mean you have red ones? You should make a
fortune selling those!

Pam in Bristol
I was being polite. I was *going* to write "sodding" daffodils ;0p
I hate them, boring things. Around here they are as common as dandelions,
in every garden, every roadside verge, every bank, there are zillions of
them. For the last few years I have been digging up masses of bulbs from
my
garden and throwing them away.





--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"