ArtistGarden.net
Joanne McKinnon Artist - Photographer
Bulbs
Victoria
- Description
- Print option
- Genus: Cyclamen
- Classified: Carl Linnaeus
- Family: Myrsinaceae
- Origin: Europe, Mediterranean
- Species: F1 Hybrid
- Trade name: Victoria
- Series: Halios
- Common name: Florist cyclamen
- Breeder: Olivier Morel
- Flowers: Upswept petals
- Colour: White with pink edge and center
- Bloom time: September through to December
- Hardiness: 9
- Seeds:
- Before sowing, soak seeds 12 hours in water at 70º F (21ºC)
- Sow seeds 2" (5 cm) apart, ¼ (6mm) cover
- Keep temperature between 65-68º F (18.5-20.0º C)
- May take 12 weeks for first leaf to appear
- Place under high density lights
- Keep seedlings in between 60-65ºF (15.5-18.5ºC) until plants flower
- Care:
- After flowering period, reduced water until leaves die down
- Leave tuber in pot and move to a cool, moderately dry spot for 3 months
- Then repot and place in a cool spot with indirect bright light
- References:
- Location: Artist collection
- Garden Journal: Latest comment
Share this information
Last Updated:
