[pbs} Cyclamen coum and cyclamen in Florida

R Hansen via pbs pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net
Tue, 22 Feb 2022 19:54:31 PST
Melanie,

Your photos all appear to be Cyclamen hederifolium. You're lucky you're in the far northwestern part of Florida because I have had a couple customers comment that cyclamen did not live long or prosper in the southern part of the state. I'm guessing a few degrees less heat, a tiny bit higher latitude, inland location, and perhaps a tiny bit less humidity contribute to your success. Your plant(s) looks happy.

We're expecting 20 F or so tonight in Southwestern Oregon about 14 miles in from the Pacific Ocean. I stashed most of the C. graecums under Reemay or in the enclosed greenhouse. We'll see how the few I left out in the nursery survive along with several other cyclamen species and other bulbs. It was 31 F at 5 p.m. and dropping... Several of the more tender cyclamen species such as balearicum are in my "alpine house" but I covered them with Reemay and left the thermometer under the cloth. The Reemay really does work - even 2 or 3 degrees of warmth can make a significant difference in survivability.

My "alpine" house is nothing  more than a small greenhouse with double-walled poly called Solexx on the sides; the upper ends of single poly are left open for year-round ventilation. The lemon tree and a lot of things I would have thought tender just seem to do well as long as I don't overwater. The Solexx is opaque and does a super job of diffusing the light.

Robin Hansen
Coquille Valley, Oregon

Thinking warm thoughts...

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