Nan: I'm curious if anyone has tried Cyclamen persicum f. puniceum outdoors? I got my plant from Judith and Dick Tyler, who got it from Tilebarn Nursery in the UK. Judith shared a plant that had been hardy in her unheated greenhouses for several years. I planted it outdoors in early fall, and it has been fine through several nights at 15F with no protection. They have another selection of C. persicum from Israel that they claim is even hardier. I have tried several collections of regular C. persicum before and none showed any winter hardiness. Thoughts? Tony Avent Plant Delights Nursery @ Juniper Level Botanic Garden 9241 Sauls Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 USA Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F USDA Hardiness Zone 7b email tony@plantdelights.com website http://www.plantdelights.com/ phone 919 772-4794 fax 919 772-4752 "I consider every plant hardy until I have killed it myself...at least three times" - Avent N Sterman wrote: > Does anyone have success with species cyclamen in Southern > California? Or the florist cyclamen in the ground? Please email me > off line > > Thanks > > > ***************************************** > Nan Sterman Plant Soup, Inc. TM > TalkingPoints@PlantSoup.Com > PO Box 231034 > Encinitas, CA 92023 > > Order your personalized copy of the all new California Gardener's > Guide vol II at http://www.plantsoup.com/ > > Watch A Growing Passion now on YouTube! > Search for all five segments, starting at http://youtube.com/watch/? > v=4bpTdXY3cG8 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > >