Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Palm or Cycad
Flowering Plants, Tubers
Origin
Southeastern Asia, India
Europe, Mediterranean Basin, Middle East, North Africa, Somalia
Types
Caryota, Fish Tail Palm
Cyclamen Africanum, Cyclamen Alpinum, Cyclamen Cilicium, Cyclamen Coum
Number of Varieties
2024
0
40000
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Habitat
Forest edges
Alpine Meadows, Rocky areas, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-125-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
7-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 23, 24
15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm0.54 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm0.75 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Ivory
Pink, Purple, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Purple
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Dark Green
Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Dark Green
Green, Silver
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Indirect sunlight
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Sandy, Well drained
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Autumn, Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
From bulbs, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water twice a day in the initial period
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 Sun, Partial shade, Full 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
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
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
-
Respiratory problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Digestive disorders, Menstrual Disorders
Part of Plant Used
Sap, Stem
Root, Stem
Other Uses
Used in making beverages
Showy Purposes, Used as an ointment
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
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Botanical Name
CARYOTA mitis
Cyclamen Persicum
Common Name
Burmese Fishtail Palm, Fishtail Palm
Cyclamen or Florist's Cyclamen
In Hindi
Fishtail palm
Sikalemen
In German
Fishtail palm
Zyklamen
In French
Fishtail Palm
Cyclamen
In Spanish
Fishtail palma
Ciclamen
In Greek
ιχθυόφθαλμους παλάμη
κυκλάμινο
In Portuguese
Fishtail palma
Cíclame
In Polish
Fishtail dłoni
Cyklamen
In Latin
fishtail palma
Cyclamīnos
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Anthophyta
Class
-
Dicotyledonae
Order
Arecales
Ericales
Family
Arecaceae
Primulaceae
Genus
Caryota
Cyclamen
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
-
Tribe
Caryoteae
Cyclamineae
Subfamily
Coryphoideae
Myrsinoideae
Number of Species
1323
1
27800
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