Scientific Name:
Cyclamen repandum
Pronunciation:
SICK-luh-min REP-an-dum
Common Name:
hardy cyclamen, spring sowbread
Family Name:
Primulaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves basal, ovate, most 4-8cm long x 3-6cm wide, dark green with a lighter arrowhead pattern; flowers nodding, petals twisted and reflexed upwards.
Habit:
Pendulous
Form:
Mounded, Vase
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Perennial border, Spring interest, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Google. Compare to C. purpurascens.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cordate, Sagittate
Margins:
Crenate, Undulate (wavy)
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Purple, Pink
Flower Time at Peak:
Mar, Apr, May
Additional Info:
Petals reflexed covering the receptacle and part of the pedicel
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jun, Jul
Bark or Stem Colour:
n/a
Organ Modifications:
Tubers
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Mites (Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
