Cyclamen question
Jane McGary (Tue, 28 Jun 2005 16:10:42 PDT)

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