{"product_id":"cyclamengraecum-ssp-graecum","title":"Cyclamen graecum ssp. graecum","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLovely leaves Oron Peri seed source.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo quote the Scottish Rock Garden Club ...\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNot just a plant for this month but for most months from September till April. Most plants are cultivated for their flowers and \u003cem\u003eC. graecum \u003c\/em\u003edoes have nice flowers, as do all the other cyclamen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy would you choose to grow a species which demands protection for winter wet and severe frosts when you can grow\u003cem\u003e Cyclamen hederifloium\u003c\/em\u003e in your garden very easily?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne reason would naturally be ‘because we are rock gardeners and folk don’t expect rock gardeners to be sensible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.srgc.org.uk\/monthfeature\/nov2004\/IMG_5646%20mxd%20lvs.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" align=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eC. graecum\u003c\/em\u003e showing leaf variety\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe real reason that it is worth taking the trouble to please I is because it has such wonderful leaves. Better than all other cyclamen and most other plants except \u003cem\u003eBegonia rex\u003c\/em\u003e. ‘Other cyclamen have nice leaves’, I can imagine you saying to yourselves but this beats them all for beauty and variety. No other cyclamen has leaves of such rich texture\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNB It is much colder there than almost all of New Zealand. So much good information on their website and the blog of Ian Young in particular.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the Greek islands so probably not very hardy and  best with warm summer, so a sunnier spot. However, we are not that cold here and planting the tubers down about 4cm would be helpful as are a few shrubs or other cover overhead. The ordinary species is OK with me. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ortelgarden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40281183223941,"sku":"","price":15.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/9991\/5397\/files\/CBB35F10-0DBA-41EF-974F-EFE0CFEB94F9.jpg?v=1788306707","url":"https:\/\/ortel.nz\/products\/cyclamengraecum-ssp-graecum","provider":"ortelgarden","version":"1.0","type":"link"}