species
Cyclamen hederifolium
Ivy-leaved cyclamen
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Cyclamen hederifolium belongs to the family Primulaceae, also known as Ivy-leaved cyclamen, introduced to the UK. It reaches 12 cm tall and 15 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in part shade or shade, on loam or chalk soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in well drained conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It flowers from September to October. Its RHS hardiness rating is H6 (hardy, very cold winter): −20 to −15°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 12 cm tall × 15 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H6 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Part shade, Shade
- Soil
- Loam, Chalk
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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