Xela's Garden
Cyclamen [V winter basket]
Genus: Cyclamen.
Species: Cyclamen hederifolium.
Planted Vistabile
Cyclamen hederifolium AGM
Characteristics:
Plant type: Bulb
Habit: Tufted
Fragrance: Flower
Resilience: Hardiness:H4 (hardy)
Colour:
Flower: Pink in Autumn
Foliage: Green and Grey/Silver in
Size:
Ultimate height: Up to 10 cm
Ultimate spread: 0.1-0.5 metres
Time to ultimate height: 5-10 years
Preferred common name: ivy-leaved cyclamen
Family: Primulaceae
Cyclamen are tuberous perennials with rounded, sometimes angular, leaves which are often attractively mottled. The nodding, characteristically shaped flowers have 5 reflexed and twisted petals, often with dark markings at the base
C. hederifolium is a perennial to 12cm, with somewhat ivy-shaped leaves patterned with silvery-green, and pink, sometimes fragrant, flowers 2.5cm in width, darker around the mouth, opening before or with the leaves
Other common names:
ivy-leaved cyclamen
Neapolitan cyclamen
sowbread
Synonym(s): Cyclamen neapolitanum
Awards:Award of Garden Merit
How to grow:
Sunlight: Part shade
Aspect:
South-facing, North-facing, West-facing or East-facing
Sheltered
Cultivation:
Plant 5cm deep in moderately fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil. Avoid excessive summer moisture and mulch well when leaves wither
Soil:
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline or Neutral
Chalk, Clay, Sand or Loam
Propagation: Propagate by seed, sown in darkness as soon as ripe. Can be beneficial to soak seed for 10 hours prior to sowing
Suggested planting locations and garden types:
Patio/Container Plants, Rock Garden or Underplanting of Roses and Shrubs
How to care:
Pruning: No pruning required
Pests: Mice and squirrels may be a problem; vine weevil can attack pot-grown plants
Diseases: Generally disease free outdoors
[Source: http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=610 ]
