tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577407817580433311.post7546271331748055936..comments2024-03-28T08:06:56.166-07:00Comments on A Wandering Botanist: Botanist Visiting London--in DecemberA Wandering Botanisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06862965150731361253noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577407817580433311.post-81338098853521933722017-02-08T14:24:27.625-08:002017-02-08T14:24:27.625-08:00Just found your interesting blog when googling red...Just found your interesting blog when googling red cabbage as a dye plant ... lol!<br />Had to comment on your statement above though ... "the least frost will kill nasturtiums (Trophaeolum spp. link) and cyclamen (Cyclamen spp.)."<br />Nasturtiums, yes. Cyclamen? Hahaha NO! There are several species which are hardy - coum and hederifolia are the two that come to mind. They wouldn't survive in my north of England rural garden at 700 ft otherwise. It's not cold by mid-continental standards here, of course, but I frequently have temperatures hovering around -5°C overnight, and 0°C during the day, from November to March, and expect frosts from late September to the end of May, or even later. The cyclamen flower at the same time as the snowdrops; the crocus take over from both of them. <br />London is another country, with a different climate, anyway!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com