Cyclamen hederifolium
"Sowbread"
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Description
Hybrid cyclamen aren’t all that easy to grow, but this wild ancestor of today’s hot house flowers, Cyclamen hederifolium, is perfectly at home in woodland gardens where it creates a carpet of—yes, there’s no other way to describe it—lilac to pink Cyclamen blooms that float like butterflies emerging from the ground, often before the foliage appears. All Cyclamen hederifolium (or Sowbread) needs is a relatively dry, humus-rich soil and a position that keeps it from the full force of midday sun. Grow these tuberous perennials in pots or in dappled shade for a fluttering mass of exquisite, lightly scented blooms that just keep on coming!
Key features
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Perfect for pots
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Comes back every year
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Fragrant
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Loved by pollinators
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Naturalising
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Great for shade
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Packed in paper bags
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Low maintenance
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RHS Award (AGM)
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Fully hardy
Specs & details
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Botanical name
Cyclamen hederifolium
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Flower colour
Pink
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Bulb size
25/+
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Established height
5-10cm
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Established spread
5-10cm
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Plant spacing
25 bulbs per m2
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Leaf colour
Two-tone, silver, green
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Habit
Upright
Clump-forming -
Life cycle
Perennial
Naturalising -
Hardiness
Fully hardy
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Years to establish
1st year
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Sunlight
Partial shade
Dappled shade -
Position
Sheltered
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Suitable for
Pots
Large containers
Borders
lawns
Gravel gardens
Woodland gardens
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens -
Soil acidity
Any
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Soil moisture
Free draining
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Soil type
Multipurpose compost
Loam
Sandy
Clay
Stony
Loam-based compost -
RHS Award (AGM)
Yes
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Growing skill
Easy to grow
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Scented
Yes
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Pollinator-friendly
Yes
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Mouse resistant
No
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Rabbit resistant
No
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Deer resistant
Yes
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Toxicity
No report
Plant calendar
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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- Planting
- Flowering
Useful information
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Plant your Cyclamen hederifolium bulbs from mid to late autumn;
Plant in borders or containers in sun or partial shade;
Plant your "Sowbread" bulbs two to three times as deep as the bulb is high;
Space the bulbs about twice the bulb diameter apart;
Place the Cyclamen hederifolium bulbs with the pointed side facing upwards.
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