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Winter Cyclamen

Cyclamen coum

  • Toxic if eaten
Winter Cyclamen (Cyclamen coum)

Photo: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Bloom colours

rose, magenta, white

What actually matters with this one

Plant the tuber barely covered, flat side down. Ants distribute the seed and it colonises dry shade slowly.

How to grow it

Light
part shade
Water
Keep it dry
Hardiness
Zones 5-9
Height
10 cm
Flowers
January to March
Difficulty
easy

Plant it alongside

Relatives and plants that want the same conditions.