How to Use cyclamen in a Sentence
cyclamen
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Now my mother has had her florist cyclamen for decades.
— Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 21 Feb. 2020 -
Wait to plant primula and cyclamen for blooms in the shade and pansies and violas for more flowers in the sun.
— Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Oct. 2021 -
Wait another month to plant cyclamen and primula in the shade.
— Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Sep. 2021 -
Calvin Finch has your guide to planting cyclamen now for amazing winter color.
— ExpressNews.com, 13 Nov. 2020 -
Protect primula, cyclamen, pansies and other low-growing plants from slugs and snails with slug and snail bait.
— Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 5 Nov. 2020 -
The cyclamen performance seems to be consistent with performance by the rest of the cool-weather annuals.
— Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Feb. 2021 -
Flowering plants such as azalea, kalanchoe, cyclamen and amaryllis work well to brighten long winter days and make welcome gifts at any time during the winter.
— Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 12 Dec. 2020 -
This week in the garden Temperatures approached freezing last week in some areas, so be sure to have your fabric coverings and heat sources ready for action for plants such as citrus and cyclamen.
— Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 5 Nov. 2020 -
The cold weather seems to have reduced slug and snail activity except on primula, pansies, cyclamen and lettuce.
— Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 26 Dec. 2020 -
One covering strategy that worked and should be repeated was applying a single sheet of insulate or a blanket over the cyclamen bed.
— Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Jan. 2018 -
White cyclamen appear to flutter above silvery dusty-miller foliage and eucalyptus pods.
— Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 12 Feb. 2020 -
The slope is retained by logs; rocks; steps; and plantings of ornamental grasses and ground covers like ferns, cyclamen, hepaticas and native trillium.
— Valerie Easton, The Seattle Times, 17 May 2017 -
For impact, try clustering your cyclamen plants, still in their nursery pots, in a decorative container or basket.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Dec. 2020 -
Ornamental kale, cabbage, calendula, cyclamen and primula are at the nursery and fragrant stocks should show up soon.
— Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 22 Oct. 2020 -
Another group of the cool-weather annuals — pansies, alyssum, cyclamen, primula and ornamental kale — usually blooms through the cold spell.
— Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Feb. 2021 -
Prepare for freezing temperatures with a supply of fabric and a heat source such as mechanics' lights or poultry lamps to protect tomatoes, citrus, cyclamen and other cold-sensitive plants.
— Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Nov. 2021 -
Placed inside at an east-facing window and cared for in a similar manner as described for poinsettia, cyclamen will bloom indefinitely.
— Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 10 Dec. 2020 -
The most spectacular addition in this category is the cyclamen.
— Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Oct. 2021 -
Tuberous begonias, cyclamen and anemones are flowering tubers, and potatoes and yams are edible tubers.
— Jodi Bay, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2021 -
For decorative flowers in the shade this winter, consider planting cyclamen or plumeria.
— Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Nov. 2021 -
My mother has another, less well-publicized and less debated over possession, a cyclamen.
— Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 21 Feb. 2020 -
Some ideas include sweet woodruff, hostas, ferns, bleeding heart, rhododendron, wild geranium, violets, trillium and hardy cyclamen.
— oregonlive, 24 July 2021 -
African violets, tulips, orchids, hyacinths and cyclamen are affordable alternatives that will outlast fresh flowers, which often fade after a few days.
— Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2022 -
Among them are iris, carnation, coleus, cyclamen, daffodils, dieffenbachia, philodendron, schefflera and even tulips.
— Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2021 -
Happily, this includes local nurseries — as, for me, holiday decorations are not complete without plants like cyclamen, amaryllis and paperwhite narcissus.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Dec. 2020
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