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Suddenly! Cyclamen coum, Round-Leav'd Cyclamen, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Out of Winter Drab, dessicated leaves and such, suddenly, as it were, sprang up a clump of Round-Leav'd Cyclamen. A joy each year to behold. I don't know about you but Olymp and I have always had a hard time getting a good photo of this, our Swinebread. The 'nose' of the small flowers faces earthward and from above you see Cyclamen as in the inset photo. But Olymp, on instruction, was able to edge under- and sideward and nose-snapped the flower; see main photo. With our faces so close to earth we felt almost like the swine which are said to root for its tubers.

 

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Uploaded on January 28, 2023
Taken on January 27, 2023