Cyclamen hederifolium 'Purple' - Autumn cyclamen with violet-pink flowers

Cyclamen hederifolium 'Purple' is a tuberous perennial garden plant valued for its autumn flowering and decorative foliage, which usually appears after or during the flowering period. The elegant flowers, with reflexed petals, range in color from pink-violet to purple, while the heart-shaped leaves, often marbled with silver, form a decorative carpet during the colder months.

The species is native from southern and southeastern Europe to Turkey and is one of the hardiest Cyclamen species for growing in the garden.

🌿 Botanical characteristics

• Botanical name: Cyclamen hederifolium

• Commercial selection: 'Purple'

• Family: Primulaceae

• Common names: Autumn cyclamen, Ivy-leaved Cyclamen

• Plant type: tuberous perennial

• Growth habit: compact, gradually forming colonies

• Leaves: heart-shaped to ivy-like, frequently marbled with silver

• Flowers: pink-violet to purple, with reflexed petals

• Flowering: mainly in autumn

• Foliage: appears in autumn and generally persists through winter and spring

• Dormancy: the above-ground parts become dormant during the warm season

• Uses: shade gardens, beneath trees and shrubs, borders, rock gardens, and naturalizing

☀️ Growing conditions and care

• Light: prefers partial shade and filtered light; very suitable for planting beneath trees or shrubs

• Watering: moderate during the active growth period; in summer, when the plant is dormant, watering should be reduced

• Potting mix: rich in humus, airy, and well-drained

• Moisture: prefers soil that does not remain permanently waterlogged

• Frost hardiness: very good; the RHS classifies it as H5, approximately -15°C.

• Growing in the garden: can remain outdoors over winter in many areas, provided it has good drainage and a sheltered position

• Fertilization: light, during the active growing season

• Summer dormancy: the yellowing and disappearance of the leaves in summer is a natural stage of the plant's cycle, not a sign that it has been lost

✨ What makes it special

• spectacular flowering in the autumn season

• good cold resistance

• suitable for permanent cultivation in the garden

• decorative leaves, often marbled with silver

• ideal for partial-shade areas

• can naturalize and gradually spread under favorable conditions

• combines autumn flowering with decorative winter foliage

• very suitable for planting beneath trees and shrubs

The appearance of the leaves and the intensity of the silver pattern may naturally vary from one specimen to another. The flower color may also vary from pink-violet to purple.

Cyclamen hederifolium has a natural seasonal cycle: after the growing period, the leaves may turn yellow and disappear completely during summer. The tuber remains alive in the soil and resumes growth when favorable conditions return.

Height including pot: approx. 15 cm

The displayed price is for 1 plant, with or without flowers.