Scientific Name:
Cyclamen hederifolium
Pronunciation:
SICK-luh-min hed-ur-ih-FOE-lee-um
Common Name:
hardy cyclamen
Family Name:
Primulaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves basal, ivy-shaped with palmate venation, usually gray-green with silver-white marbling from fall to spring; flower stalks arise before leaves in late summer, pink-purple or white that may be tinged with pink, up to 5cm long.
Habit:
Pendulous
Form:
Mounded, Vase
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.1 - 0.2m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Origin:
Central / west Asia, Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Perennial border, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Palmate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Dark-green, Silver / Grayish
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cordate
Margins:
Crenate, Undulate (wavy)
Inflorescence Type:
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Purple, Pink
Flower Time at Peak:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Petals reflexed covering the receptacle and part of the pedicel
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Red, Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jun, Jul
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Tubers
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Rodents (Pest resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
