[pbs] Cyclamen graecum (was C. hederifolium)
Ellen Hornig
hornig at usadatanet.net
Fri Sep 21 14:31:54 EDT 2007
Much to my surprise, several C. graecum have now made it through 2 winters
in my mound garden, which consists of nothing more than the clayey loam we
excavated in order to put in a small brick patio and piled up next to said
patio in a gentle mound. I had a lot of extra C. graecum at the time, so I
planted them out with a liberal hand (and no thought to numbers, so I can't
say what percentage persist). However, they have not only persisted, but
some have bloomed (a little), and there are definitely more leaves there
this year than last.
I would have to assume that our superlative snow cover explains this
uccess -above the snow, we go down to 0 to -10F, occasionally lower...
Ellen
Ellen Hornig
Seneca Hill Perennials
3712 County Route 57
Oswego NY 13126 USA
www.senecahillperennials.com
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