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Cyclamen Not flowering

Tina DuffillTina Duffill Posts: 87
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We planted some cyclamen under a large leylandii a few years ago and they flowered for a couple of years however alas no more.  Anyone out there any ideas why and what to do to help? Move maybe?

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    It's probably too dry. Leylandii sucks all the moisture out of the ground, so unless you live in a wet enough area, they would struggle to keep hydrated enough. 
    Leylands also don't produce any worthwhile leaf litter or other organic matter which helps in dry ground. That can often be enough to support them and keep them thriving, and flowering well.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



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  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
     I guess it could be lack of light normally you would not move them they should be happy for decades.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    Agree with @Fairygirl Altho Cyclamen do well ( too well sometimes ! ) in shady/ wooded sites, the likes of Leylandii don't offer similar advantages and are just too greedy to let anything much thrive alongside them.  Your Cyclamen will probably have used all their available energy to give you a couple of years flowers but now need to go somewhere a bit more hospitable :)
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    I would have thought the corms would be able to support themselves. Yet it does seem that they may have run out of steam! If you move them replant just below the surface.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
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