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Category Archives: Cyclamen
Primulas, Spring 2021
Many of these plants have appeared here before. Species new to the garden were still too small to bloom (Primula scotica) or did not like the weather this year (Primula luteola, Primula auriculata, Primula kisoana, a few others). Maybe we’ll … Continue reading
Primula Friends & Relations, 2016
One more post and then we’ll move on to 2017’s pictures. These are other plants in Primulaceae. And following them, some other good plants that grow well here. Douglasia montana (Androsace montana) may be the most photographed plant in the … Continue reading
Posted in Cyclamen, Primulaceae, rock gardening, spring flowers, summer flowers
Tagged gentians, Soldanella, spring bulbs
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Basement Dwellers
I brought some Primulas, and a few other plants, indoors in early November. Some were in bloom or in bud; some didn’t look winter-hardy; some could have stayed out had I got around to planting them in time. Now they … Continue reading
Rise of the Cyclamen
I started growing hardy Cyclamen in 2010, with a plant of C hederifolium from Beaver Creek and seeds of C hederifolium and C coum from a specialist grower in the UK. The plant is indoors for the winter now, along … Continue reading
Posted in alpines, Cyclamen, houseplants
Tagged Cyclamen, Cyclamen hederifolium, growing from seed, hardy Cyclamen
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Looking Back in Anticipation
If the weather forecast holds true, much of our snow will be gone in a week. (We will get more.) In a few days, I will be able to open the cold frame and uncover the plants, buried under dry … Continue reading
Posted in alpines, auriculas, autumn, Cyclamen, primula
Tagged alpine garden, alpine pan, alpine trough, auriculas, Cyclamen, Cyclamen hederifolium
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Primrose Fields 