Cyclamen graecum
- Phonetic Spelling
- SY-kla-men GRAY-kum
- Description
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Greek Cyclamen is a perennial plant that grows into tiny clumps from tubers originally from the Mediterranean area of Europe. It prefers rocky soils and hot dry summers with warm moist winters. While is prefers full fun or partial shade it can withstand even deep shade and can be grown as a houseplant. It has showy flowers that bloom in the fall and attractive satiny variegated leaves. Its tuber is thick and corky.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Cyclamen
- Species:
- graecum
- Family:
- Primulaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Greece, Europe
- Dimensions:
- Height: 0 ft. 4 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 0 ft. 4 in. - 1 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Habit/Form:
- Clumping
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Shallow Rocky
- Available Space To Plant:
- Less than 12 inches
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- Purple/Lavender
- White
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Description:
- Showy purple pink or sometimes white flowers with 5 petals appear September-November. The petals bend backward and are pointed at the tips with lines along the petals that converge in the center to a darker color. After flowers are pollinated they stem coils in both directions.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Cream/Tan
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Variegated
- Leaf Feel:
- Velvety
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Rosulate
- Leaf Shape:
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Dentate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Leaves are dappled with sliver, gray and sometimes cream, they appear after flowering or late in flowering, oval with a toothed beaded edge. The undersides are purple.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Houseplants
- Landscape Theme:
- Rock Garden
- Shade Garden
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Heavy Shade
