Specialty Gardening: florist cyclamen, 0 by Nasturtium28

Nasturtium28 wrote:
I bought what I suppose is florists cyclamen a couple of years ago for a little winter color around my patio. Much to my surprise they continue to flourish and have shown an amazingly long bloom period. Last year several of my cyclamen started blooming in earnest around September, and didn't stop until June this year! The picture I uploaded was taken this morning of one of them starting to bloom again already - in July! I have a patio cover that protects these areas from direct sun, I guess I would call the exposure bright shade. I have a number of other cyclamen around the patio; some of them receive a little more sun, and they look ratty now (but are not entirely dormant), but will perk up when the weather cools off this fall. Some of them have only a few leaves, but the ones in bright shade have a pretty full set of leaves, even in this heat, but only this one has started blooming. With a little protection from direct sun, these plants can thrive and be a nice addition to the shade garden.