Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Tubers
Grass
Origin
Europe, Mediterranean Basin, Middle East, North Africa, Somalia
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Types
Cyclamen Africanum, Cyclamen Alpinum, Cyclamen Cilicium, Cyclamen Coum
Hordeum jubatum
Number of Varieties
245
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40000
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Habitat
Alpine Meadows, Rocky areas, Woods
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
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Sunset Zone
15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
Clump-Forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
0.54 cm60.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
0.75 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Purple, White
Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Several shades of Green
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Silver
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Silver
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Vertical
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Indirect sunlight
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Sandy, Well drained
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Autumn, Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs, Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
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
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic
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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
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Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Botrytis Cinerea, Gray mold, Mice, Mites, Root weevil, Slugs, Snails, Squirrels
wheat rust
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
Respiratory problems
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Digestive disorders, Menstrual Disorders
Swollen eyelids
Part of Plant Used
Root, Stem
Root, Seeds
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as an ointment
Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Used as a cereal in making bread, porridge
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
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Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Cyclamen Persicum
HORDEUM jubatum
Common Name
Cyclamen or Florist's Cyclamen
Foxtail Barley, Wild Barley
In Hindi
Sikalemen
Foxtail Barley
In German
Zyklamen
Mähnengerste
In French
Cyclamen
Foxtail Barley
In Spanish
Ciclamen
La cebada de cola de zorra
In Greek
κυκλάμινο
αλωπέκουρου Κριθάρι
In Portuguese
Cíclame
Foxtail Barley
In Polish
Cyklamen
włośnica Jęczmień
In Latin
Cyclamīnos
Hordeum foxtail
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Dicotyledonae
Liliopsida
Order
Ericales
Cyperales
Family
Primulaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Cyclamen
Hordeum
Clade
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Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Cyclamineae
Hordeeae
Subfamily
Myrsinoideae
Pooideae
Number of Species
2330
1
27800
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