Cyclamen graecum
Cyclamen graecum is valued for its variety of leaf forms and markings making it popular with collectors.
Description:
Cyclamen graecum is valued for its wide variety of leaf forms and markings making it popular with collectors and lovers of foliage. The flowers are also beautiful in shades of pink darkening towards the petal bases and streaks of magenta. Native to southern Greek, southern Turkey and their nearby islands. Blooms in fall. It is similar to C. hederifolium but has serrated rather than lobed and serrated leaf margins. Cyclamen are summer dormant. Flowers emerge first followed by wintergreen foliage. Great as container specimens. Photo: Wikipedia.
Common Name: Greek Cyclamen - [Spring B&B Pre-Order]
Family: Myrsinaceae (The Myrsine Family)
Zone Hardiness: 7-9
Light: Full Shade, Part Shade
Height: under 4"
Width: 4-8"
Primary Bloom Colour: Magenta
Secondary Bloom Colour: Red
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Fall
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Woodland, garigue, maquis, scrub, and rocky hillsides from sea level to 1300m.
Award: GPP, AGM
Geogrpahical Origin: Europe and Africa - Europe and Western Russia
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