Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Tubers
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Europe, Mediterranean Basin, Middle East, North Africa, Somalia
Africa, Southern Africa
Types
Cyclamen Africanum, Cyclamen Alpinum, Cyclamen Cilicium, Cyclamen Coum
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Number of Varieties
241600
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40000
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Habitat
Alpine Meadows, Rocky areas, Woods
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-910-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
12-8
Sunset Zone
15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
0.54 cm91.44 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
0.75 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Purple, White
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Several shades of Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
-
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Silver
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Silver
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter
Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Indirect sunlight
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
-
Type of Soil
Clay, Sandy, Well drained
Clay
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Autumn, Spring, Summer
All year
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
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
Requires a lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Sandy, Well drained
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Indirect sunlight
Full Sun
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
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Botrytis Cinerea, Gray mold, Mice, Mites, Root weevil, Slugs, Snails, Squirrels
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
Respiratory problems
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
-
Insignificant
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Digestive disorders, Menstrual Disorders
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
Root, Stem
Flowers
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as an ointment
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
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Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
Cyclamen Persicum
PROTEA
Common Name
Cyclamen or Florist's Cyclamen
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
In Hindi
Sikalemen
Protea plant
In German
Zyklamen
Protea Pflanze
In French
Cyclamen
usine de Protea
In Spanish
Ciclamen
planta de protea
In Greek
κυκλάμινο
φυτό Protea
In Portuguese
Cíclame
planta Protea
In Polish
Cyklamen
Protea roślin
In Latin
Cyclamīnos
Protea herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Dicotyledonae
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Proteales
Family
Primulaceae
Proteaceae
Genus
Cyclamen
Protea
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Cyclamineae
Proteae
Subfamily
Myrsinoideae
Proteoideae
Number of Species
231600
1
27800
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