In southern Germany it's only hederifolium that's self-sowing, since it's the only one that's reliably hardy. But for me it seems all the seedlings end up with corms laying on the ground, not underground - should I bury them deeper if i want to keep them? Martin Am 21.03.2017 um 03:07 schrieb Mary Sue Ittner: > For me self sowing happens when I don't remove the seeds. Someone said > that ants disperse the seeds. In my Northern California garden > Cyclamen are popping up in places near and far to where original > plants occur. I have lot of different species appearing. Cyclamen > repandum is especially happy and can flower quickly from tiny tubers. > I removed a tiny one starting to flower in a Zantedeschia pot I had > moved under cover for the winter. I'm not sure how it got there. We > have moderate summer temperatures winter and summer, but not plenty of > moisture during the summer. It's very dry here usually starting some > time in May until October and usually no rain at all in July and > August. The last couple of years we could only water 10 minutes twice > a week evening or early morning during the summer and since we have a > lot of trees with roots that go after the water, that amount of water > doesn't get the soil wet. Cyclamen leaves are appearing in places that > didn't get any water (pathways.) So at least here plenty of moisture > is not a requirement. > > Mary Sue > > > On 3/20/2017 5:16 PM, Ellen Hornig wrote: >> Since they germinate best when fresh, and they ripen in early July or >> thereabouts, I'm thinking they self-sow best in places with moderate >> summer-to-fall temps (not baking hot), plenty of moisture during that >> period, and either fairly mild winters (PNW) or plenty of snow cover >> (upstate NY). > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ -- Martin ---------------------------------------------- Southern Germany Likely zone 7a