Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Flowering Plants, Tubers
Origin
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Europe, Mediterranean Basin, Middle East, North Africa, Somalia
Types
-
Cyclamen Africanum, Cyclamen Alpinum, Cyclamen Cilicium, Cyclamen Coum
Number of Varieties
1024
0
40000
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Habitat
-
Alpine Meadows, Rocky areas, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-105-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
7-1
Sunset Zone
-
15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm0.54 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm0.75 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Pink, Purple, White
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Pink, Red, White
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Green, Silver
Shape
Leaf Shape
Trumpet
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Indirect sunlight
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Sandy, Well drained
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Autumn, Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
From bulbs, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
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
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Sandy, Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Indirect sunlight
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
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
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mosaic viruses
Aphids, Botrytis Cinerea, Gray mold, Mice, Mites, Root weevil, Slugs, Snails, Squirrels
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
-
Allergy
-
Respiratory problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Digestive disorders, Menstrual Disorders
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Root, Stem
Other Uses
-
Showy Purposes, Used as an ointment
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation
-
Botanical Name
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
Cyclamen Persicum
Common Name
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
Cyclamen or Florist's Cyclamen
In Hindi
Tuberous Nasturtium
Sikalemen
In German
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
Zyklamen
In French
Capucine tubéreuse
Cyclamen
In Spanish
tuberosa capuchina
Ciclamen
In Greek
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
κυκλάμινο
In Portuguese
tuberosa chagas
Cíclame
In Polish
bulwiaste Nasturcja
Cyklamen
In Latin
Morbus nasturtium
Cyclamīnos
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Anthophyta
Class
-
Dicotyledonae
Order
Brassicales
Ericales
Family
Tropaeolaceae
Primulaceae
Genus
Tropaeolum
Cyclamen
Clade
-
-
Tribe
-
Cyclamineae
Subfamily
-
Myrsinoideae
Number of Species
10023
1
27800
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