1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Tree
Flowering Plants, Tubers
1.3 Origin
China, Korea
Europe, Mediterranean Basin, Middle East, North Africa, Somalia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Cyclamen Africanum, Cyclamen Alpinum, Cyclamen Cilicium, Cyclamen Coum
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
disturbed sites, Forest edges
Alpine Meadows, Rocky areas, Woods
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm0.54 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
1,220.00 cm0.75 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Light Yellow, Ivory
Pink, Purple, White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Light Green, Chartreuse
Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Several shades of Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Dark Green
Not Available
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Gold, Tan
Green, Silver
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Green, Silver
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Indirect sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Sandy, Well drained
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Autumn, Spring, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
From bulbs, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Medium, Requires watering in the growing season
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
4.4.2 In Summer
Adequately
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Clay, Sandy, Well drained
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Indirect sunlight
4.7 Pruning
Prune in fall, 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
4.8 Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Beetles, Leafhoppers
Aphids, Botrytis Cinerea, Gray mold, Mice, Mites, Root weevil, Slugs, Snails, Squirrels
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Mild Allergen
Respiratory problems
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Low calories, Nutrients
Digestive disorders, Menstrual Disorders
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Seeds, Stem
Root, Stem
6.2.3 Other Uses
Food for animals, Used as firewood, Used As Food, Used in biomass
Showy Purposes, Used as an ointment
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Not Available
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CASTANEA mollissima
Cyclamen Persicum
7.2 Common Name
Chinese Chestnut
Cyclamen or Florist's Cyclamen
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
chinesische Kastanie
Zyklamen
7.2.3 In French
châtaignier chinois
Cyclamen
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
Κινέζικο κάστανο
κυκλάμινο
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
Chinese Chestnut
Cyclamīnos
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Dicotyledonae
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species