Oh dear. I came onto this thread because I too have a lovely cyclamen currently sitting indoors on a windowsill and blooming away quite nicely. I have no idea what type it is as I bought it at our Christmas market, along with a load of others to use as table decorations at a Christmas do. I was hoping to learn where to plant it out when I get out into the garden again. I think I have the answer - I'll put it in a semi-shaded bed. No ants in that bed but plenty in drier, sunnier parts of my sandy garden. But disappointed that what was an interesting and helpful thread degenerated into general crossness, due to some newer members of the forum either questioning the need for a gardening forum at all (ask Google!) or changing the subject, rather than starting a new thread for help with, er, how to use the forum!
It tends to happen with monotonous regularity at slower periods in the gardening year @didyw ... 🥱
As for cyclamen in sunny spots ... my experience is that it works in areas where there's a combination of higher rainfall coupled with free-draining soil. Possibly not in drought-prone Norfolk.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
It's likely to be a non hardy one @didyw, but you can stick it outside later when conditions improve enough and see how it goes. If it's a hardy one it won't really suffer from being inside, but if it's one of the non hardy types it would benefit from protection until it's mild enough to be acclimatised. Your intended spot is probably the best solution.
As @Dovefromabove says - these troublemakers often invade threads with monotonous regularity, and it gets noticed more over winter. Best ignored as much as possible, unless they're persistently offensive, when they need reporting, and then removed, which is what's happened.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Give it a rest @Fairy… it’s not funny and it’s not clever … it’s just pathetic
I don't like being called rude when I am just being succinct. I don't like being threatened. And I don't like my helpful-to-some being rubbished without evidence.
No rest needed.
location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand. "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
Thanks @Fairygirl - I'll plant it out in a semi-shaded position when things warm up a bit and then, despite my best intentions, promptly forget all about it!
@didyw Cyclamen can live and bloom for up to a hundred years according to a guide at Wisley. I visited many years ago but this fact has stayed with me.
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
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But disappointed that what was an interesting and helpful thread degenerated into general crossness, due to some newer members of the forum either questioning the need for a gardening forum at all (ask Google!) or changing the subject, rather than starting a new thread for help with, er, how to use the forum!
As for cyclamen in sunny spots ... my experience is that it works in areas where there's a combination of higher rainfall coupled with free-draining soil. Possibly not in drought-prone Norfolk.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
As @Dovefromabove says - these troublemakers often invade threads with monotonous regularity, and it gets noticed more over winter. Best ignored as much as possible, unless they're persistently offensive, when they need reporting, and then removed, which is what's happened.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I don't like being called rude when I am just being succinct. I don't like being threatened. And I don't like my helpful-to-some being rubbished without evidence.
No rest needed.
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."