Viewing post #1050779 by keithp2012

DaisyI said:They don't look like cold hardy cyclamens to me. I am growing cold hardy cyclmen here in Reno - they do well in shady moist gardens (but like it a little dryer in the summer when they are dormant). I planted C. hederifolium and C. cilicium. I can't remember when I planted them (spring or fall), but I think it was fall. Nothing happened until the following fall, in fact I had forgotten about them and accidently dug a couple up.

The cold hardy cyclamen plants are smaller than the florist cyclamens - just a couple inches tall. And the flowers are tiny, maybe 1/2 inch. I have only seen shades of pink, never red or white.

A good reference nursery for cold hardy plants is Edelweiss Perennials.

Daisy

I notice now cold Hardy cyclamen leaves seem to have jagged or spiny edges where florist cyclamen are round and smooth. But there are white cold Hardy cyclamen! http://www.hardycyclamens.com/...