How many varieties of cyclamen are there?
How many varieties of cyclamen are there?
23 species
Cyclamen is a small, very distinct genus (20-23 species depending on which expert you are talking to).
What is the difference between cyclamen COUM and Hederifolium?
Diane Clement explains how to tell the difference. The flowers of Cyclamen coum are dumpy and have no auricles at the base. The flowers of Cyclamen hederifolium are more elongated and have auricles. The leaves are also different, Cyclamen coum has rounded leaves and Cyclamen hederifolium more pointed.
What colors do cyclamen come in?
Flower color ranges from pure white through all shades of pink, lavender and red. Cultivars have been developed that produce double flowers, and others that have a thin white edge on the petals (picotee), stripes, or ruffled edges.
Can I split cyclamen?
Division of cyclamen is fairly easy. When cyclamen plants are dormant, cut back any foliage. Dig up the cyclamen bulbs and clean off any soil from them. At this point, the cyclamen bulbs will look somewhat like a seed potato and will be divided in a similar way.
Do cyclamen like shade?
Cyclamen care All hardy cyclamen grow best in well-drained, humus-rich soil. While they will thrive in full sun, most gardeners prefer to grow them in the shade of deciduous trees and shrubs.
How do you keep a cyclamen alive?
Cyclamen should be kept moist by watering in a tray and allowing the roots to take up the water rather than watering from above the plant which can lead to rotting. Remove yellow leaves and spent flowers. When cyclamen are done blooming they can be discarded or the corm can be saved.
When to plant Cyclamen hederifolium in fall?
Popping up in the fall garden when most plants have finished blooming, award-winning Cyclamen hederifolium is a perennial plant which creates a captivating sight when massed. Opening before or with the leaves, elegant nodding flowers, in shades of rich magenta to white, 1 in. across (2.5 cm), rise above the foliage in late summer to mid fall.
Is the cyclamen plant hardy in the UK?
Although originating mostly from lands bordering the Mediterranean, several species are perfectly hardy in Britain and they have proved indispensable for providing colour in the garden in autumn, winter and early spring.
When do cyclamens bloom in the United States?
They have charming pink, white or purple nodding flowers with upright petals that are reminiscent of fairy wings or shuttlecocks. Many cyclamen species bloom in the fall and late winter when there is little else in flower.
Where does the name of the cyclamen flower come from?
The name cyclamen comes from the Latin “cyclamnos” which in turn comes from the Greek “kuklaminos” and “kuklos” which means cycle, circle, or wheel. This refers either to the round, wheel-like shape of the tubers or to the fact that the flower stalk circles upon itself as the fruit develops.