How to grow species Cyclamen: 10 species that give you flowers in every season!

This week on The Horti-Culturalists we take a deep dive into the cultivation of species Cyclamen; bust some myths, learn some truths and find out JUST what part ants play in the propagation process of this delightful, often fragrant, group of plants! We'll take a look at Cyclamen persicum which is the form used for all the Cyclamen sold in the florist nursery trade, and look at the wild species form. Stephen has many species in his garden which bloom at different times of the year meaning he has at least one Cyclamen type in bloom every month of the year! We've spent the last year shooting these mini films as each species came into bloom, and some were shot by Stephen alone during the MANY lock-downs of the last 12 months so apologies for the sound quality of those! We hope you enjoy this calendar romp through the Cyclamen glades as much as we have making it!
The video is time stamped with each of the ten species we're covering so you can jump to which ever you're interested in, and the specific care notes are time stamped as well.
0:00 introduction
0:57 cyclamen genus introduction
2:57 the florist Cyclamen origin
4:22 Cyclamen persicum (spring)
5:28 Cyclamen hederifolium (autumn)
6:29 general hardiness information
7:11 Cyclamen cilicium (autumn)
7:43 how to plant Cyclamen tubers
9:41 Cyclamen cyprium (late autumn)
11:23 origin of the Cyclamen name
12:01 Cyclamen coum (winter)
13:15 watering
14:03 Cyclamen repandum (spring)
14:48 Cyclamen pseudibericum (spring)
15:22 Cyclamen tuber life span
16:11 Cyclamen libanoticum (spring)
17:17 role ants play in seed dispersal
19:02 Cyclamen creticum (spring)
20:51 Cyclamen purpurascens (summer)