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Cyclamen hederifolium

Cyclamen hederifolium

"Sowbread"

Cyclamen hederifolium

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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 ofyes, there’s no other way to describe itlilac 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

  • Perfect for pots

  • Comes back every year

  • Fragrant

  • Loved by pollinators

  • Naturalising

  • Great for shade

  • Packed in paper bags

  • Low maintenance

  • RHS Award (AGM)

  • Fully hardy

Specs & details

  • Botanical name

    Cyclamen hederifolium

  • Flower colour

    Pink

  • Bulb size

    25/+

  • Established height

    5-10cm

  • Established spread

    5-10cm

  • Plant spacing

    25 bulbs per m2

  • Leaf colour

    Two-tone, silver, green

  • Habit

    Upright
    Clump-forming

  • Life cycle

    Perennial
    Naturalising

  • Hardiness

    Fully hardy

  • Years to establish

    1st year

  • Sunlight

    Partial shade
    Dappled shade

  • Position

    Sheltered

  • Suitable for

    Pots
    Large containers
    Borders
    lawns
    Gravel gardens
    Woodland gardens
    Cottage gardens
    Low maintenance gardens

  • Soil acidity

    Any

  • Soil moisture

    Free draining

  • Soil type

    Multipurpose compost
    Loam
    Sandy
    Clay
    Stony
    Loam-based compost

  • RHS Award (AGM)

    Yes

  • Growing skill

    Easy to grow

  • Scented

    Yes

  • Pollinator-friendly

    Yes

  • Mouse resistant

    No

  • Rabbit resistant

    No

  • Deer resistant

    Yes

  • Toxicity

    No report

Plant calendar

JanFebMarAprMayJuneJulyAugSepOctNovDec
  • Planting
  • Flowering

Useful information

    • 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.

    Read all planting & care instructions

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