sowbread , auch: sow-bread
Cyclamen latin

Sowbread is close to the obscure extreme, but I think we can do even better than that.

I've known for a long time, in a rather abstract way, that sowbread is the common name for cyclamen.

Cyclamen creticum, commonly known as Cretan Sowbread, is a small perennial herb endemic to Crete and Karpathos.

In many languages, cyclamen species are colloquially called by a name like the English sowbread, because they are said to be eaten by pigs: pain de pourceau in French, pan porcino in Italian, varkensbrood in Dutch, "pigs' manjū" in Japanese.

But the cyclamens come with a warning, which I'll get around to a bit later.

Cyclamen are regarded as difficult to keep alive for one year, let alone five.

Another popular plant often sold as a gift is cyclamen.

Cyclamen, particularly, like it cold, that is 45 to 55 degrees.

If there is a cool window space, perhaps the cyclamen can be encouraged to last.

For me, these cyclamens signal the closing of another garden year.

New leaves will continue to appear and the cyclamen should bloom by Christmas.

Since few homes have a place so cold, the cyclamens suffer an early demise.

The genus is most widely known by its scientific name Cyclamen.

But again, there are good substitutes, in the form of miniature cyclamens.

To start cyclamen, cover the seeds in hot (not boiling) water and leave them for 12 hours.

There are many kinds of cyclamen, about 15 species.

In a spirit of enlightenment, these two companies have chosen not to offer any cyclamens at all now.

Cyclamens should be rested in a cool place indoors until they show signs of new life.

Summer flowers were done, but we had crowns of cyclamen and ivy.

Also, cyclamen plants need a rest period especially after they have bloomed well for the holidays.

Also, grow cyclamens cool in bright light to keep the stems compact.

A descriptive list of its cyclamens and other plants is available for $1.50.

Cyclamens prefer 50 to 55 degrees during the day and should be kept in a sunny location.

From 1969 to 2009, the jersey was mauve, but often referred to as cyclamen.

Then you spot a sprinkle of cyclamen pink and everything feels like it might be all right again.

I began walking up and down the room between those cyclamens and the cabinet.

Two plants, cyclamens and hellebores, make this unusual feature possible.

Since homes are very rarely kept this cool, cyclamens often wane in a few weeks.

Cyclamens grow from a tuber, which grows wide and fat with age.