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