Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Flowering Plants, Tubers
Origin
Russia/Siberia
Europe, Mediterranean Basin, Middle East, North Africa, Somalia
Types
Shrub
Cyclamen Africanum, Cyclamen Alpinum, Cyclamen Cilicium, Cyclamen Coum
Number of Varieties
324
0
40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions
Alpine Meadows, Rocky areas, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-75-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
7-1
Sunset Zone
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2,330.00 cm0.54 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm0.75 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Dark Green
Pink, Purple, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green, Copper
Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Sienna, Burgundy, Bronze
Green, Silver
Shape
Leaf Shape
Scale-like imbricate
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Indirect sunlight
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Sandy, Well drained
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Autumn, Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Shade areas
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Semi-hardwood cuttings
From bulbs, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water during dry weather, Water occasionally
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
Clay, Loam
Clay, Sandy, Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Indirect sunlight
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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
slow-release fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Aphids, Botrytis Cinerea, Gray mold, Mice, Mites, Root weevil, Slugs, Snails, Squirrels
Plant Tolerance
Shade areas
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
-
Allergy
-
Respiratory problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Digestive disorders, Menstrual Disorders
Part of Plant Used
-
Root, Stem
Other Uses
Used for bedding in gardens
Showy Purposes, Used as an ointment
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
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Botanical Name
MICROBIOTA decussata
Cyclamen Persicum
Common Name
Microbiota, Siberian carpet cypress, Russian arbor vitae
Cyclamen or Florist's Cyclamen
In Hindi
माइक्रोबायोटा
Sikalemen
In German
Mikrobiota
Zyklamen
In French
microbiote
Cyclamen
In Spanish
microbiota
Ciclamen
In Greek
μικροχλωρίδας
κυκλάμινο
In Portuguese
microbiota
Cíclame
In Polish
mikroflory
Cyklamen
In Latin
Microbiota
Cyclamīnos
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Anthophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Dicotyledonae
Order
Pinales
Ericales
Family
Cupressaceae
Primulaceae
Genus
Microbiota
Cyclamen
Clade
-
-
Tribe
-
Cyclamineae
Subfamily
-
Myrsinoideae
Number of Species
123
1
27800
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