Thursday, September 14, 2006

Autumn Leaves... Cyclamen

As autumn advances, the living thing that is our garden is close to its last chapter; the mums, and some oddments like colchicums are yet to bloom, but I now find myself looking more and more at foliage, so it's a good day to take a garden walk to look at the cyclamens. Their new foliage, seen against the browns and greys of the forest floor in fall, is always worth getting down on one's knees to ponder. There is a great deal of variation in the shape and pattern of their leaves, just hinted at in these few pictures. Above is cyclamen purpurascens. Posted by Picasa

// posted by IBOY @ 10:19 AM
Comments:
Oh, how I wish cyclamens were hardy in zone 4a!
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : September 14, 2006
 
Tracy... 4a is a push, but I used to grow hederifolium with no trouble in 4b. If you planted them in a spot close to a house or something, I think you could grow them.
don
# posted by Blogger IBOY : September 14, 2006
 
Outstanding collection of cyclamens...haven't seen many of these. Thanks for posting the pics.
# posted by Blogger Ki : September 15, 2006
 
Thanks Ki & Peggy. The indoor cyclamens aren't garden hardy... these in our garden are all hardier species, with smaller flowers.
Don
# posted by Blogger IBOY : September 15, 2006
 
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