Cyclamens are perennial plants that are native to Europe and the Mediterranean Basin. If I remember correctly, when I asked the woman who sold us the house in 2003 if she knew how they got here, she said that she would buy some in little pots every year. When they finished flowering in the spring, she would throw the plants out into the yard. They thrived. They've moved around the yard over the years, coming up in different spots. They grow from little tuber that resembles a beet. Both their leaves and their flowers are attractive and brighten up the winter.
25 January 2020
Cyclamens flowering in the yard
Every year since we moved here, and this is our 17th winter in Saint-Aignan, cyclamens like these come up and flower in our back yard in January and February. A few days ago, during our recent spell of sunny, bright, and cold weather, I went out late in the afternoon and took the photos in this slideshow, which runs for just over a minute.
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And the ones that bloom outside are usually very fragrant.
ReplyDeleteI'll have to go outside and put my nose close to a flower to see if I can smell anything.
DeleteThe seed dispersal is very different.... when they have finished flowering, take a look under the leaves.... the flower stem coils up like a spring, with the seed pod at the end.... when the weather is right the spring straightens suddenly and the dry capsule explodes, sending a shower of seeds away from the plant.
ReplyDeleteI read that ants spread the seeds, because the seeds are covered with a sweet sticky mucilage.
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