Sagitar Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 Mrs S has just potted up and brought indoors some cyclamen that have been thriving outdoors and will now provide colour indoors. The colours are so striking that I couldn't resist a quick snap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 That's a lovely photo and I love that you've taken it against a black background to bring the colour out more. Is it a winter plant to have been outside until now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagitar Posted November 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 That's a lovely photo and I love that you've taken it against a black background to bring the colour out more.flat Is it a winter plant to have been outside until now? The background is a switched off TV. Camera on a tripod, small aperture for depth of field, manual focus, remote release, flat, indirect light from daylight through a closed blind. There are lots of varieties of cyclamen; some are hardy down to low temperatures, others are tender. The hardy ones that we have will go on flowering indoors providing you give them time to acclimatise. We give them a few days on a cool window sill on the north side of the house before taking them into warmer rooms. They are liable to drop petals if warmed up too quickly. Once they are finished flowering indoors, we let them dry out and then re-plant them in a sheltered part of the garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 You really do take some stunning photo's to the extent i look forward to your posts..... I have to confess a level of envy though because my attempts at photography are dire by comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 That's a lovely photo and I love that you've taken it against a black background to bring the colour out more.flat Is it a winter plant to have been outside until now? The background is a switched off TV. Camera on a tripod, small aperture for depth of field, manual focus, remote release, flat, indirect light from daylight through a closed blind. There are lots of varieties of cyclamen; some are hardy down to low temperatures, others are tender. The hardy ones that we have will go on flowering indoors providing you give them time to acclimatise. We give them a few days on a cool window sill on the north side of the house before taking them into warmer rooms. They are liable to drop petals if warmed up too quickly. Once they are finished flowering indoors, we let them dry out and then re-plant them in a sheltered part of the garden. Interesting set up I don't think I'd have the patience for that kind of gardening, I think I'd prefer to plant and just water them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 I would bother if i thought i would get results like those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagitar Posted December 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 I don't think I'd have the patience for that kind of gardening, I think I'd prefer to plant and just water them. There is no difficulty in buying cyclamen as pot-plants from your local garden centre or even from some supermarkets at this time of the year. The varieties that they sell are the more showy ones and they look great and last very well indoors. They do tend to be the more tender plants however so they are not generally suitable for planting outdoors once they have finished flowering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 2, 2014 Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 I do like the look of them.... Are we talking the likes of Homebase to get them or a garden centre?... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagitar Posted December 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 A garden centre certainly should have them, but supermarkets that do indoor plants could stock them. I saw them in our local Waitrose this week and I bought a white one as a gift recently from a garden centre near us - I think it cost £2.50 - quite a big plant with lots of blooms and plenty of buds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 I do like the look of them..... Dumb question but do they need feeding, well other than water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagitar Posted December 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 I do like the look of them..... Dumb question but do they need feeding, well other than water? Not particularly, they grow from a corm so, like bulbs etc, they have enough internally to look after themselves through the flowering period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 Sounds like an easy plant to keep..... Are these seasonal or have i missed the boat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagitar Posted December 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 They are in season now - I saw several on sale at our local Waitrose this morning. Have a look at this - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/gardening/article-1228197/Caring-house-plants-takes-pot-luck.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 That's some great information there thanks for that....... I think i know where i'm going this weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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