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Cyclamen coum [V]

Genus: Cyclamen.

Species: Cyclamen coum.

Planted Vistabile
Spring flowering

Cyclamen coum AGM

Characteristics
Plant type: Bulb
Habit: Tufted

Resilience:
Hardiness: H4 (hardy)

Colour:
Flower: Purple and Dark Pink in Spring and Winter
Foliage: Green and Grey/Silver in

Size:
Ultimate height: Up to 10 cm
Ultimate spread: 0-0.1 metre
Time to ultimate height: 2-5 years

Preferred common name: eastern 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. coum is a perennial to 10cm, with rounded leaves sometimes marbled with silver on the upper surface. Flowers 2cm in width, deep pink, with a purple blotch at the base of each lobe, open from late winter

Other common names: round-leaved cyclamen
Synonym(s): Cyclamen orbiculatum

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=609 ]

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