Here in Gippsland, Australia, Cyclamen self seed in my pots. Luckily I never got around to putting them into a garden bed. Anyway, they add a nice bit of color where you least expect it. Bill Richardson Ixiaking Gippsland Australia -----Original Message----- From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Mary Sue Ittner Sent: Tuesday, 21 March 2017 1:08 PM To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org Subject: Re: [pbs] Cyclamen 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