Cyclamen hederifolium var. hederifolium f. hederifolium Silver Cloud Group

Description

Cyclamen hederifolium var. hederifolium f. hederifolium Silver Cloud Group

This lovely group covers forms with a fully silvered leaf. Just as easy as the more comonly encountered green leaf varieties just with more striking foliage. Flowers are pale pink with a darker eye. Excellent to grow in a shady dry spot where the foliage makes excellent ground cover.

Cyclamen hederifolium heralds the onset of Autumn when its charming pink or white reflexed flowers push their way above ground in late August. Cyclamen hederifolium is the easiest species to grow as it will withstand extreme cold and frozen conditions but also high summer temperatures when it is protected by its dormancy. They thrive in poor soil, make good companions to bulbs and will thrive anywhere that offers quick drainage and reasonable light (not overshadowed) when in leaf through Winter. The leaves make wonderful ground cover in many situations but especially in difficult dry areas under trees. They have wonderful marbled patterns and form close knit mats of thick textured ivy-shaped leaves, often with lovely purply reverses. The leaves arrive shortly after the flowers (in September) and persist through the dullest months until Summer heat drives them into dormancy.