Oh maybe worth a try then if i can find a plant , the seller I was considering buying seed from on ebay has a rare collection of fresh cyclamen seed for sale and repandum is listed in that from Elm Tree Nursery, no longer sells plants it says just seed, don't know if you've heard of them?
My OH did them and 3-4 weeks germination is what he got. They need to be cool and in the dark. So he sowed them in a seed tray and then put the tray in a bin liner. This was using seed that we harvested ourselves as well as bought seed. He reckons it was 70-80% germination.
Kathy 6, I bought the coum collection from Elm Tree Nursery on ebay last year. Sowed end Oct 2014 and now have masses of 1 leaf seedlings. Pretty good germination, and might have been better if some critter hadn't done the foxtrot in the seed box.
Oh that's good to know Daisy its nice to hear from someone who's bought from them know they had excellent feedback, I' m off to see if they re listing the coum collection.
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I just had a look at repandum it's not one I've heard of, I'm in the Midlands so a bit cold here for it I think
When I can get hold of it I am going to try it in our Wooded area. C. purpurescens has survived and begun to self seed here.
We are in the very West Midlands.
Oh maybe worth a try then if i can find a plant , the seller I was considering buying seed from on ebay has a rare collection of fresh cyclamen seed for sale and repandum is listed in that from Elm Tree Nursery, no longer sells plants it says just seed, don't know if you've heard of them?
My OH did them and 3-4 weeks germination is what he got. They need to be cool and in the dark. So he sowed them in a seed tray and then put the tray in a bin liner. This was using seed that we harvested ourselves as well as bought seed. He reckons it was 70-80% germination.
Kathy 6, I bought the coum collection from Elm Tree Nursery on ebay last year. Sowed end Oct 2014 and now have masses of 1 leaf seedlings. Pretty good germination, and might have been better if some critter hadn't done the foxtrot in the seed box.
Bin bag ideas a good one Gardenmaiden
Oh that's good to know Daisy
its nice to hear from someone who's bought from them know they had excellent feedback, I' m off to see if they re listing the coum collection.
Shame about yours hope you can rescue them