You can find potted C. hederifolium in flower at this time, and probably C. coum when they come into flower. Those can go straight in the garden.

You can also find dried packaged tubers but these don't always establish. Mail order from a specialist will get you fresh tubers, probably with roots and possibly also with some shoots. The dried tubers are probably the cheapest route, but is it still cheap if half of them die?

My preference is for the mail order route. I like to order in spring for immediate planting or during the summer to plant out in autumn. Make sure you go to a specialist grower or you will just be wasting time and money to order the same dried tubers you could have bought at HD :)

You may also try ordering seeds from the cyclamen society (www.cyclamen.org) if you become a member first, if not, there is a good list of suppliers on their site. I've sown these for a few years and have had great success. In any case, cyclamen do not like to be dried. They must be planted immediadtely. With proper care, you can keep them in good conditions for about 2 months (june, july) but these are rarely met by mail order companies except specialist ones.

Here is a link that might be useful: Cyclamen photos (soon in English).

Hi, I've just added a list of US suppliers of home grown Cyclamen to my website, I'll put the link below. Best time I guess will be to get them sent to you when they are dormant in Summer if you can't find a local source for plants in pots.

Here is a link that might be useful: Links page for Inspiring Plants

I seen a rather large plant at the store the other day but was not sure if it would live outside. It seems to be potted up for indoor only. Does anyone know will those live outside?
Jill

The large plants in flower at this time are florist's cyclamen or C. persicum. They are not fully winter hardy even in my mild climate and are generally sold as a flowering house plant. However, they tend to prefer cooler temps than those commonly found inside most homes during winter. I use them in winter container plantings for my covered front porch - they love the coolness and will thrive until we get a good cold spell, like into the 20's for a week or so. Keeping them under cover and out of the weather seems to prolong their bloom and keep them growing well.