Lovely image, John... Do you recall where you purchased your cyclamen? Nan On Jan 24, 2008, at 10:10 PM, John Longanecker wrote: > > My father, a retired nurseryman, had a bed of self- perpetuating > common pink ornamental cyclamen growing in full sun on the east > side of his house in Pismo Beach, which I realize is a lot cooler > than Encinitas, even though coastal. They quickly declined after > his death, probably eaten by the hoards of snails and slugs on the > coast or other insects such as the equally common earwigs in Pismo > Beach. Here in Placerville, I grow the fall blooming species > cyclamen which thrives in the summer drought and is not bothered by > the occasional winter hard freeze, in spite of being leafed out in > its growing phase. > John Longanecker > Placerville, Ca > Zone 7 banana belt; 2240' > >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > _________________________________________________________________ > Need to know the score, the latest news, or you need your Hotmail®- > get your "fix". > http://www.msnmobilefix.com/Default.aspx > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >