Cyclamen hederifolium ‘Album’
Cyclamen hederifolium 'Album' has charming white flowers atop ivy-shaped, dark green often marbled leaves.
Cyclamen hederifolium ‘Album’ is a delicate shady perennial with charming white flowers. The leaves are ivy shaped, dark green and often marbled with light green and silver. Called ivyleaf cyclamen, it is summer dormant coming into leaf and bloom between August and October and remaining evergreen throughout the winter into spring. It is the best of the hardy Cyclamen for use as a groundcover. Grow in light, well-drained soil in shade or part shade. Plant en masse for a superb woodland effect. Widely distributed along the Mediterranean from France to Turkey.
Common Name: Ivyleaf Cyclamen - [Spring B&B Pre-Order]
Family: Myrsinaceae (The Myrsine Family)
Zone Hardiness: 5-9
Light: Full Shade, Part Shade
Height: under 4"
Width: 4-8"
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Pink
Bloom Time: Fall
Foliage Colour: Silver, Variegated - Cream/White
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Woodland, garigue, maquis, scrub, and rocky hillsides from sea level to 1300m.
Award: GPP, AGM
Geographical Origin: Europe and Western Russia, Southwest Asia and Asia Minor
