Although they have been used as ornamentals for the last 400 years or so, cyclamen have been used as medicinal plants for over 2000 years. Cyclamen plants first made their way into European gardens in the 1600s, but for a long time they remained a rare curiosity in specialty collections. ...
Keep other more aggressive plants that may compete for nutrients away from hardy orchids. Small or medium sized hostas are good companion plants, as well as clump forming ferns, epimediums, helleborus, cyclamen, trillium and other woodland dwellers. Since orchids are usually shallow rooted, do ...