Botanical Name: Common Names:
Cyclamen persicum Persian Cyclamen,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
TBA Clumping
Description:
Popular, tuberous plant with a long flowering period - usually from Autumn, through Winter and into Spring. Flowers can be white, pink, red and mauve. Great mass planted for Winter colour, in pots, as an indoor plant and dotted throughout woodland plantings.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
15-30cm <30cm
Position: Soil Type:
Semi Shade, Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Cut Flower, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Shady Garden, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Botrytis, Petal Blight
Cultural Notes: If potted, allow plant to drain well before re-watering. Indoor plants dislike central heating, move outdoors at night. Carefully remove flower heads to prolong flowering period. Try not to water the leaves in the garden to avoid fungal problems.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Primulaceae Europe
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Assorted
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Spring
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Low
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