Mary Sue asked about whether to keep Cyclamen watered if unusual late rains start them into growth. Late rains happen here in Oregon more often than they do where she lives on the northern California coast, and some Cyclamen do this. I make no particular effort to water them or withhold water; some are in irrigated parts of the garden and others are not. It doesn't seem to affect the hardy ones one way or another. Even C. persicum seems to cope well with garden watering where it is hardy. I would just let the plants cope however they see fit. Sometimes when C. hederifolium flowers early in response to rain, it then rests and doesn't put up its leaves until the usual time in fall. Jane McGary