I'm wanting to transplant some cyclamen from a clump that have just finished flowering. Is this a good time? And I've ordered some cyclamen coum online. They seem very expensive? Corms not seeds
If you prepare the new site, now is as good a time as any before the cold weather really takes hold. Depends how you define "expensive" . If you are happy with size/state of the corm and the company you are buying from, then they are probably worth it and you have the chance to propagate from the original
They might also seem expensive compared to the non hardy types you can buy in any retail outlet - supermarkets etc. Now is an ideal time for transplanting, as @philippasmith2 says, although I transplant when it suits me without any major problem.
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I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I concur, they struck me as expensive relative to other bulbs etc. I was expecting to find them at species crocus prices. Might just be time of year though - they're in the green so maybe bring sold as plants rather than corms. Lidl are selling them potted for £1.79 at the moment, not sure of size or species though.
The Lidl ones you picture, @cmarkr, are definitely not the hardy Cyclamen hederifolium or coum... the bedding type in the photo are Cyclamen persicum (I think), and will die outdoors over winter unless you can keep them dry and relatively frost free.
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The Lidl ones you picture, @cmarkr, are definitely not the hardy Cyclamen hederifolium or coum... the bedding type in the photo are Cyclamen persicum (I think), and will die outdoors over winter unless you can keep them dry and relatively frost free.
Lol, buying plants from Lidl really is a minefield! It feels like miselling to display them outdoors in October if they're essentially house plants 🙄
This is always the problem with supermarket and other outlets selling plants @cmarkr, hence my earlier post in reply to the OP. Many people aren't aware of the differences between the three main types. I'm sure I wouldn't have had a clue when I started gardening either, but I don't think there was the amount of plants available in supermarkets then - probably none! In really mild areas that don't get any frost, I expect you can leave them out. They wouldn't last beyond October here.
I've just noticed that it says bedding plants on the blue boxes, but I doubt that's enough to let folk know, because it isn't on the cyclamen boxes, only the pansies.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Cyclamen hederifolium corms are an investment … they grow and grow and grow … some of the ones in this garden are bigger than dinner plates… they produce scores of flowers … plus there are loads of little ones speeding around from the seeds. Much better value than a crocus corm (and I love crocuses too). 😊
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Depends how you define "expensive" . If you are happy with size/state of the corm and the company you are buying from, then they are probably worth it and you have the chance to propagate from the original
Now is an ideal time for transplanting, as @philippasmith2 says, although I transplant when it suits me without any major problem.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Lidl are selling them potted for £1.79 at the moment, not sure of size or species though.
Many people aren't aware of the differences between the three main types. I'm sure I wouldn't have had a clue when I started gardening either, but I don't think there was the amount of plants available in supermarkets then - probably none!
In really mild areas that don't get any frost, I expect you can leave them out. They wouldn't last beyond October here.
I've just noticed that it says bedding plants on the blue boxes, but I doubt that's enough to let folk know, because it isn't on the cyclamen boxes, only the pansies.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...