Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Flowering Plants, Tubers
Origin
Europe, Asia
Europe, Mediterranean Basin, Middle East, North Africa, Somalia
Types
Blue Oat grass
Cyclamen Africanum, Cyclamen Alpinum, Cyclamen Cilicium, Cyclamen Coum
Number of Varieties
-24
0
40000
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Habitat
Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Roadsides
Alpine Meadows, Rocky areas, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-95-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
7-1
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24
15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.50 cm0.54 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm0.75 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Brown
Pink, Purple, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Tan, Brown
Green, Silver
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Indirect sunlight
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Sandy, Well drained
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer
Autumn, Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, 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
Loam
Clay, Sandy, Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
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
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
Asthma, Itchy eyes
Respiratory problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Arthritis, Headache, Stomach pain
Digestive disorders, Menstrual Disorders
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Root, Stem
Other Uses
Used as a nutritious food item
Showy Purposes, Used as an ointment
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover
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Botanical Name
ARRHENATHERUM
Cyclamen Persicum
Common Name
Oatgrass
Cyclamen or Florist's Cyclamen
In Hindi
जई घास
Sikalemen
In German
Ährengras
Zyklamen
In French
Folle avoine
Cyclamen
In Spanish
oat Grass
Ciclamen
In Greek
βρώμη Grass
κυκλάμινο
In Portuguese
aveia-
Cíclame
In Polish
Owies trawa
Cyklamen
In Latin
oat Grass
Cyclamīnos
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Anthophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Dicotyledonae
Order
Poales
Ericales
Family
Poaceae
Primulaceae
Genus
Danthonia
Cyclamen
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
-
Tribe
Aveneae
Cyclamineae
Subfamily
Danthonioideae
Myrsinoideae
Number of Species
45023
1
27800
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