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Cyclamen Corms - Description
- End of Seasonal - still Plantable - Clear at below cost Price!
- Variety: Hederifolium
- Common Name: Ivy-leaved Cyclamen, Neapolitan Cyclamen, Sowbread
- Quantity: Approx. 2 Bulbs Per Pack
- Fully Grown Size
- Height: 10cm
- Spread: 15cm
- Flower Colour: Light Pink
- Flowering Period: Autumn to Spring
- Foliage: Heart-shaped. Deep Green with Silver Pattern
- Sow Bulbs in Spring
- Spacing: 15-30cm
Cyclamen Corms - Uses
- Grow for Winter colour
- Cyclamen hederifolium makes a great ground cover
- Grow in partial shade
- Looks great on lawns or edge of woodland settings
- Ideal for pots & planters
- Looks great in an alpine planting scheme
- Grow Cyclamen with other Winter flowering plants such as Ferns, Snowdrops, Hellebores, Ericas & Violas
Cyclamen Corms - How to Sow
- Sow as early as possible in Spring
- Choose shaded or partially shaded spot in the garden
- Depth: 1" or 2" (2.5-5cm)
- Soil: Free draining soil, with added fertiliser
- Soak for 24hours before planting
- Plant with pointed end facing up
- Water after sowing
- Cover over with mulch in times of frost
Corms & Bulbs
- Bulbs, corms, rhizomes & tubers are all essentially the same thing
- They are all underground storage devices
- Corms are in fact modified stems (that store food) with a basal plate
- They can have one or more growing points
- Examples of corms include Crocus, Gladioli & Freesia
- Bulbs have only one growing point
- They are made up of scale which are modified leaves that store food
- Bulbs are Onions, Lilles, Tulips, Hyacinths & Snowdrops etc
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