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Cyclamen hederifolium

Cyclamen hederifolium

The greenest thing around in mid-January

Synonym(s) Cyclamen neapolitanum

Family myrsinaceae

Life cycle perennial (Z4)

Flowers pink

Light sun-part shade

From seed germinate at room temperature
detailed seed-starting info below

Native to a wide stretch of the Mediterranean, this is the hardiest of the commonly cultivated cyclamen species. We saw our first flowers in the autumn of their second year of life - simple elegance in pink, on a naked stalk (no leaves this time of year).

In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: side garden

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Some helpful links to other websites

cyclamen.org

Good botanical and cultural information, with a few photos

Seed-starting details for this plant

Seed from '05 trade. Pot 70F (25+%G, 30-38d)
Same seed as above. Soak 1d, baggy 70F (80%G, 12-30d)

Forms bulblets quickly after germinating, leaves take longer to develop - hence the difference in apparent germination time between the pot-sown ones of 2006 (time is for emergence of leaves) and the baggy-sown ones of 2007 (time is for emergence of radicles).

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