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Cyclamen hederifolium and cyclamen coum

sally748sally748 Posts: 29
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Hi. I heard Monty say on Friday's GW not to plant cyclamen hederifolium and cyclamen coum together, as the cyclamen hederifolium will take over. I have ordered some of each type and was hoping to put them in the same bed. Is this not a good idea, even if they are opposite ends of the bed, which is a decent size? I am sure I can find another area of the garden for the cyclamen coum if necessary!



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  • KeenOnGreenKeenOnGreen Posts: 1,831
    I also saw this, but we have both in the same planting bed with no problem.  I think he meant don't literally plant them together.  If they are a foot or more apart, I can't see why there should be any problem.  They joy of having both is that they flower at different times, and with Coum it's lovely to see them flowering when there isn't much else in flower in the garden.
  • PalustrisPalustris Posts: 4,307
    Puzzled me too. I have got them growing next to each other and they seem to have no problems.
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    And me, I think he's mistaken.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    There is no doubt that C.hederifolium is a more vigorous plant, so just leave a good gap.
    I have one where the corm is a good 8 inches in diameter.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    C. hederifolium self-seeds with abandon as well as being more vigorous than C. coum.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    Agree with @punkdoc just keep the clumps separated and don't intermix the corms.  I have literally thousands of C. Neopolitanum which have spread over the years and the corms are butted so tightly together that even most weeds can't gain purchase, let alone the weaker growing C. coum type (I grow those and other types under fruit trees)
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Useful info. Thanks
  • sally748sally748 Posts: 29
    Thanks for the really helpful comments everyone.
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