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Cyclamen Corms - Description
- Variety: Pewter Cyclamen
- Quantity: Approx. 3 Bulbs Per Pack
- Fully Grown Height: 8-10cm
- Spread: 10cm
- Flower Colour: Pink & Purple
- Flowering Period: Late Winter to Spring
- Foliage: Kidney Shaped. Deep Green with White Varigation
- Sow Bulbs in Early Spring
- Spacing: 15-30cm
Cyclamen Corms - Uses
- Grown for their Winter colour
- Add to Winter floral displays & planters
- Grow as a bedding plant
- Ideal for pots & planters
- Looks great in an alpine planting scheme
- Grow with: Ferns, Succulents, Sempervirens, Sedums, Grasses & Dwarf Pines
Cyclamen Corms - How to Sow
- Cyclamens are hardy plants & will grow in cold conditions & shade
- Sow individual corms approx 1" or 2" (2.5-5cm) deep
- Grow in free draining soil
- Soak for 24hours before planting
- Prepare soil by adding leaf mould or farm yard manure to soil prior to sowing
- Plant in compost with pointed end facing up
- Water after sowing
Corms & Tubers
- Bulbs, corms, rhizomes & tubers are all essentially the same thing
- They are all underground storage devices
- Corms
- These are modified stems (that store food) with a basal plate
- They have a pointed top which can have one or more growing points
- Examples of corms include Crocus, Gladioli & Freesia
- Tuber
- These are underground storage stems with crowns (eyes)
- New shoots emerge from the crowns
- They have no basal plate & no tunic
- Tubers include potatoes, dahlias, anemones & daylillies
- Bulbs
- Bulbs are made up of scale - which eventually become the foliage & flowers
- The scales are modified stems that store food
- They have a dry outer layer - tunic
- Bulbs are Onions, Lilles, Tulips, Hyacinths & Snowdrops
- Rhizomes
- These are underground stems, that grow horizontally
- Buds develop along these stems that give rise to new shoots
- Examples include Iris, Cannas, Lily of the Valley
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Note: We don't ship plants on Fridays due to the extended period they would remain without light & water
Shipping Options & Rates
FOR IRELAND & NORTHERN IRELAND
Standard Delivery on Plant Orders currently taking 6 working days
- Currently Plant orders are taking 6 working days to ship
- If you choose express we will fast track your plant order
- Standard Courier Delivery With Fastway (5-7 Working Days)
- Cost is €4.95 on Orders Below €75
- Free Delivery on Orders Above €75
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- Express Courier Delivery With Fastway (1-2 Working Days)
- Cost is €5 extra for express delivery
- This service guarantees that any order placed before 4pm will ship from our depot the same day on the next day delivery service *
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- Express Delivery With DPD (1-2 Working Days)
- Cost is €11.45 for orders below €75
- Cost is €6.50 for orders above €75
- This service guarantees that any order placed before 4pm will ship from our depot the same day on the next day delivery service *
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- This services comes with email tracking
- 'Seed' Postal Delivery Option ***
- Cost is €2 - Packet of Seeds ONLY Orders
- Note: Does Not Apply to Seed Potatoes, Bulbs or Sets ***
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- This is a non-trackable service
MAINLAND ENGLAND & SCOTLAND & WALES (Currently Unavailable Due to Brexit)
- Standard International Courier
- Cost is €10
- UK shipping fee covers parcels up to a total weight of 20Kg
WESTERN EUROPE & WORLDWIDE
- Standard International Courier
- Delivery rates vary, please see chart below
- Note: There is no free delivery for Western Europe Deliveries
Bulk Bags & Large Item Pallet Deliveries
- Bulk bags & large orders are shipped via pallet couriers on a rigid lorry
- Delivery is to kerbside only
- If road access to your site is tight, then please advise us before purchasing
- Please Note: We cannot guarantee next day delivery on pallet deliveries
- Also, we cannot guarantee delivery on a specific day (Please allow 1-3 days for delivery)
- It's always best to order well in advance to avoid disappointment
- Cancellation of pallets when items are already in transit will incur a 40 euro per pallet cancellation fee (To cover return delivery costs)
- Where pallet delivery can not be made due to site access, a 40 euro per pallet cancellation fee will apply (To cover return delivery costs)
International Delivery Prices & Times
- Please note max weights below, heavier orders may require additional payment
- We will contact you to discuss, if max weight of order exceeded
Terms
- The shipping fee is fixed for an order, regardless of the number of items bought
- All courier orders require signed proof of delivery & the customer must be contactable by phone
- We do not offer a weekend delivery service (Mon-Fri Only excl. Bank Holidays)
- * Our courier achieves a 98% success rate on next day deliveries
- Once your parcel is shipped it will be placed on works courier's next day delivery service
- ** Seed postal option applies to seed ONLY orders & is available in all 32 counties of Ireland
- *** Does not apply to seed potatoes, bulbs or sets
