Cyclamen coum, pewter arrow form (parent from Seneca Hill)
Cyclamen
hederifolium, seedling from Alpine Garden Club of B.C.seed
Cyclamen cilicium, a fragrant, late-autumn, bloomer, raised from seed from the North American Rock Garden Society seedlist.
Cyclamen ?graecum seedling, also from NARGS seedlist seeds
My favorite cyclamen, a sagittate form of C. hederifolium from Hansen Nursery, has white flowers.
Offspring seedlings from plant at the right, crossed with pewter forms, the result of my first attempt at pollen-daubing. No flowers yet.
Cyclamen intergrowths are fun. Maple leaf forms are shown growing with a tiny-leaved ivy cultivar, one of the few ivies that I still like! It takes some care to keep the dominant plant from eventually smothering the more submissive one. The effect is very natural and pleasing --while it lasts. My original maple leaf cyclamen is a family heirloom: my mother brought it to me more than twenty-five years ago on a visit.
Maple leaf forms of C. hederifolium are endless in their variety.
Christmas tree forms of C. coum. I planted these two "reversed pattern" forms together. Fun!
