Genus: Cyclamen

The leaves are beautiful, the blooms are just an extra added bonus !

I so love that scent on the air when you walk outside in the local garden centre. It's usually quite faint but en masse it's lovely!
Needless to sayI usually buy a lot through the course of the winter!

Thanks ladies. I'm really hoping that these do well.

REALLY CLOSE UP! Great color.

Beautiful shade of pink.

Very lovely, Chris, aren't they a gorgeous shade? I have some from last year just beginning to bloom, I had forgotten all about them!

Thanks.
That gives me a better idea of where cyclamen might do well in my garden.

I planted these when I emptied some pots at the begining of the year. They are in a slightly shaded position, they get hardly any sun and are under a very small Acer. If you look close you can see moss growing near by, if that helps.

What conditions do you find the cyclamen prefer?

They are, aren't they! They are just inside the 5-bar front gate so I see them every time I go out in the car.

lovely Spritz

My Primroses are starting to flower also .............

I've had several plants do that and I decided to enjoy them whenever they pop up just in case they don't pop up again when Im expecting them to do so. lol

I think the poor things are so confused with our weather , it,s nice to see them though .

Cyclamens and primroses "springing" forth in September. Wow.

That is lovely, Barbara.
Must look for mine, they are growing under the beech hedge so tend to get over-looked.

Lovely, Spritz, I have one out now, deep red I'm sure they're early.

It was dificult. lol

LOL. Did you manage to keep a straight face, Hywel?

I like these.
I remember one year we were in Devon for a holiday and went to see Buckfast Abbey. There was a tree there in the grounds with lots of these growing under it. As I was taking a photo of them a woman came on to me asked if they were Snowdrops. !! Can you believe that ? ! I'm surprised how little some people know, but I would have thought it was obvious they were NOT snowdrops . lol

cracking leaves

Lovely pattern and texture.

Lovely :)

No-can't remember the name-will come back to me I hope!

Is this a begonia ?

Beautiful leaves.

I always hate to see them stop blooming and go dormant. I threw out the first two that I ever had because I thought they had died. It's amazing how they go dormant and then come back bigger and better.

Is this the wild spices ang?Iv got that type around the Old Apple Tree but its no flowers on :( Do you think its finished flowering or late?il take pics l8r2 show you :D

Love this pic the colour looks so calming

I love the scent of cyclamen.

Present from Paul and Jack!