Cyclamen

Korean Velvet Grass

About Cyclamen and Korean Velvet Grass

Cyclamen

Korean Velvet Grass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Tubers

Grass

1.3 Origin

Europe, Mediterranean Basin, Middle East, North Africa, Somalia

South-Eastern Asia, Asia

1.4 Types

Cyclamen Africanum, Cyclamen Alpinum, Cyclamen Cilicium, Cyclamen Coum

Korean Lawngrass , Meyer Zoysiagrass , Manilagrass

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

247

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Alpine Meadows, Rocky areas, Woods

Lower slopes, Sandy stream banks

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-98-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7-1

12 - 9

1.8 Sunset Zone

15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

0.54 cm2.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

0.75 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Purple, White

Green, Light Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Several shades of Green

Light Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Silver

Green, Yellow green, Gold

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Silver

Gold, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Indirect sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Autumn, Spring, Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs, Seedlings

Sod, Sprigging or Stolonizing

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water frequently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water when soil is dry

weekly regular

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Indirect sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Prune to control growth, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Botrytis Cinerea, Gray mold, Mice, Mites, Root weevil, Slugs, Snails, Squirrels

Army-worms, sod webworms

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Crickets

5.12 Allergy

Respiratory problems

Not Defined

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Farmland, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Unknown

None

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Digestive disorders, Menstrual Disorders

Unknown

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Root, Stem

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as an ointment

Used as a golf course turf

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Cyclamen Persicum

ZOYSIA tenuifolia

7.2 Common Name

Cyclamen or Florist's Cyclamen

Korean Velvet Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Sikalemen

कोरियाई मखमल घास

7.2.2 In German

Zyklamen

Korean Samt Gras

7.2.3 In French

Cyclamen

herbe de velours coréenne

7.2.4 In Spanish

Ciclamen

hierba de terciopelo de Corea

7.2.5 In Greek

κυκλάμινο

hierba de terciopelo de Corea

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cíclame

grama de veludo coreano

7.2.7 In Polish

Cyklamen

Not Available

7.2.8 In Latin

Cyclamīnos

Carl herba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Anthophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Dicotyledonae

Monocotyledonae

8.4 Order

Ericales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Primulaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Cyclamen

Zoysia Willd

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Commelinids

8.8 Tribe

Cyclamineae

Cynodonteae

8.9 Subfamily

Myrsinoideae

Chloridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

233

1 27800

Properties of Cyclamen and Korean Velvet Grass

Wondering what are the properties of Cyclamen and Korean Velvet Grass? We provide you with everything About Cyclamen and Korean Velvet Grass. Cyclamen doesn't have thorns and Korean Velvet Grass doesn't have thorns. Also Cyclamen does not have fragrant flowers. Cyclamen has allergic reactions like Respiratory problems and Korean Velvet Grass has allergic reactions like Respiratory problems. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Cyclamen and Korean Velvet Grass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cyclamen and Korean Velvet Grass

Season and care of Cyclamen and Korean Velvet Grass is important to know. While considering everything about Cyclamen and Korean Velvet Grass Care, growing season is an essential factor. Cyclamen season is Autumn, Spring, Summer and Winter and Korean Velvet Grass season is Autumn, Spring, Summer and Winter. The type of soil for Cyclamen is Clay, Sandy, Well drained and for Korean Velvet Grass is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Cyclamen is Acidic and for Korean Velvet Grass is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Cyclamen and Korean Velvet Grass Physical Information

Cyclamen and Korean Velvet Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Cyclamen height is 0.54 cm and width 0.75 cm whereas Korean Velvet Grass height is 2.50 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Cyclamen and Korean Velvet Grass are as follows:

Cyclamen flower color: Pink, Purple and White
Cyclamen leaf color: Several shades of Green
Korean Velvet Grass flower color: Green, Light Green
Korean Velvet Grass leaf color: Light Green and Dark Green

Care of Cyclamen and Korean Velvet Grass

Care of Cyclamen and Korean Velvet Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cyclamen pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Prune to control growth, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Korean Velvet Grass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Cyclamen needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Korean Velvet Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.