Winter Cyclamen

Many of us are familiar with cyclamen, usually sold either as winter time house plants or as plants sold chiefly for outdoor autumn displays. The first kind, beautiful as they are and often evoking fond memories of childhood, may prove difficult to care for in modern centrally heated homes, as they thrive in cool conditions. The outdoor kind can tolerate a degree of cold, but usually succumb to hard frost. Less well known are the hardy cyclamens that can be grown and left in the garden all year round, and I am reviewing these today. I have grown these in my own garden for many years now. I’ve ... more

Cyclamen, oh my mum does like a nice cyclamen at Christmas, its her bday soon too so I expect to buy her one. Cyclamen colours are red dark pinks pale pinks and white my favourite is a dark pink These plants look very attractive as a winter table decoration. For my mum I shall buy one in a pot from a florists or garden centre. I shall buy one with plenty of buds on so it flowers for a long time. Then when it has finished flowering she can plant it in a frost-free place in her garden and hope it survives to bloom in her garden next year. A cyclamen develops from a corm, which is a swollen part ... more

I would recommend as an easy plant to grow in the home over winter the cyclamen . I have grown this for a number of years and it never fails provided that you have a cool room. They do not like hot centrally heated rooms and also the other main enemy of cyclamen is wet. Take care not to over water them or the crown can start to rot and all kinds of diseases such as botrytis and mildew can then strike . The plant is reliable and flowers over Christmas and the cold winter months provided that you take care with the above mentioned advice . They can be grown from seed when they take a year to ... more