Cyclamen

Leigh Blake via pbs pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:02:33 PST
I am in Southern Oregon where Cyclamen persicum is NOT hardy. HOWEVER, they
are great in the house over the winter  ( with GOOD  light!) and my oldest,
a white and maroon flower,  is over fifteen years old.  When it goes
dormant after blooming and setting seed , I let them dry  and put them
outside for the summers and about October I start watering them  and bring
them inside as they leaf out...GREAT  cheerful  blooms...not to mention
many seedlings!!!  Easy  !!  Yes, I also grow C. hederifolium, C.coum. and
C. purpurascens...Such great and easy garden friends!!!

Thank you!!

Leigh Blake
Trail Oregon..where we are not getting any snow this year...

On Wed, Jan 14, 2026 at 11:34 AM Robert Parks via pbs <
pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:

> Yes, persicum is generally available in bloom in a wide variety of colors
> all months of the year. I don't get frost, so the cultivars will thrive
> here year 'round.
>
> For what it is worth, Cyclamen coum and hederifolium are commonly available
> from the major commercial bulb sellers, although they are usually pretty
> battered by the time they get to you...but a tiny fraction of the cost from
> specialist bulb sellers.
>
> I managed to get a group of wild sourced persicum seedlings, and they show
> a broad range of leaf markings, haven't flowered yet.
>
> Robert
>
> On Wed, Jan 14, 2026 at 10:19 AM ds429 via pbs <
> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:
>
> >  I investigated on the Cyclamen Society website, and concluded, to my
> > amazement, that the plants I saw in London were indeed C. persicum cvs.
> I
> > guess that under the right conditions of temperature and water, they
> thrive
> > in less-than frigid conditions. It was around 4 C when I was there.Thanks
> > for your advice.Dell , in wintry West Virginia
> >
> >
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