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Autumn cyclamen
Cyclamen hederifolium
Growing guidance
Horticultural figures below are practitioner estimates for planning, pending expert review. The botanical record further down is sourced and verifiable.
Current-climate suitability
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Sun
Shade
Soil moisture
free-draining, average
Heat tolerance
Up to about 40°C
Cold tolerance
Down to about -20°C
Waterlogging tolerance
1/5
Drought tolerance
5/5
Mature size
0.1–0.15 m tall, 0.25 m spread
Seasonal interest
Autumn · Pink
Maintenance
low
Wildlife supported
General wildlife value 3/5 (verified species relationships are shown only where structured data exists)
Known risks or warnings
Tubers are toxic to pets if dug up.
Toxicity: notable
Verified botanical record
- Accepted scientific name
- Cyclamen hederifolium Aiton
- Family
- Primulaceae (Ericales)
- Rank and status
- species · accepted
- GBIF record
- Taxon 7127810
Recorded as introduced in: Belgium, British Columbia, Brussels-Capital Region, Channel Is., England, Flemish Region, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Oregon and 4 further regions
Ranges are exactly as recorded in the GBIF source checklists and may be incomplete for widely cultivated species.
Cyclamen hederifolium, sowbread, or ivy-leaved cyclamen, is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, native to woodland, shrubland, and rocky areas at altitudes of up to 1,200 metres in the Mediterranean region from southern France to western Turkey and on Mediterranean islands. It is also naturalised farther north in Europe and in Oregon. This widespread cyclamen species is widely cultivated and among the most hardy and vigorous in oceanic climates.
Description from Wikipedia — Cyclamen hederifolium (CC BY-SA), shortened and unedited in substance.
Native status and geographic context
- United Kingdom: climate-suitable
- United States: climate-suitable
- Australia: climate-suitable
Native status is never inferred from climate similarity. Plants restricted or invasive in a jurisdiction are excluded from recommendations there.
Demonstration data. Climate, plant and retailer records shown here are realistic samples awaiting horticultural validation and live data connections.