Q. I want to establish some hardy cyclamen in my garden. How do I go about it?
A. Hardy cyclamen grow from tubers or "corms" and are available in garden centres now. They are often very dry and shrivelled and it can be difficult to stir them into growth. Soaking in water for a couple of days sometimes helps to break their dormancy, but a percentage usually perish, so don’t be too hard on yourself if they do. Plant cyclamen in well prepared soil just beneath the surface so that if they do start to grow, when it has rained a few times the surface of the tuber is just visible at the surface.
The best way to establish hardy cyclamen is "in green". That is when they are in leaf and actively growing. Sometimes plants are sold growing in pots and these establish very quickly when planted out.
Horticultural.
A. Hardy cyclamen grow from tubers or "corms" and are available in garden centres now. They are often very dry and shrivelled and it can be difficult to stir them into growth. Soaking in water for a couple of days sometimes helps to break their dormancy, but a percentage usually perish, so don’t be too hard on yourself if they do. Plant cyclamen in well prepared soil just beneath the surface so that if they do start to grow, when it has rained a few times the surface of the tuber is just visible at the surface.
The best way to establish hardy cyclamen is "in green". That is when they are in leaf and actively growing. Sometimes plants are sold growing in pots and these establish very quickly when planted out.
Horticultural.
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