Thursday, 31 October 2024



 Cyclamen hederifolium throws out long ground hugging stems...
 


...from a mass of coils that form after the flowers on the stalks fade.



 Thereby the stretching stems move the seed capsule away from the parent plant. When the capsule ripens up to a dozen seeds are cast from it. And C. hederifolium has another trick to propagate itself round and about. The seeds have a sticky, sugary coating which attracts ants who carry them away.