How to tend a Cyclamen neapolitanum
Also known as: Cyclamen hederifolium var. poli (Delle Chiaje) Giardina & Raimondo, Cyclamen aedirhizum Jord., Cyclamen albiflorum Jord., Cyclamen angulare Jord., Cyclamen autumnale J.Boos, Cyclamen cyclaminus Bedevian, Cyclamen hederifolium f. albiflorum (Jord.) Grey-Wilson, Cyclamen insulare Jord., Cyclamen linearifolium DC., Cyclamen neapolitanum Ten., Cyclamen poli Delle Chiaje, Cyclamen romanum Griseb., Cyclamen sabaudum Jord., Cyclamen subhastatum Rchb., Cyclaminum vernum Bubani, Cyclaminus neapolitana Asch., Cyclamen hederifolium f. virgineum B.Mathew, Cyclamen hederifolium subsp. romanum (Griseb.) O.Schwarz
Log in to add this plantWatering
Keep soil moist, reduce watering when in summer dormancy
Sunlight
Likes sunshine, dormancy in summer under high temperature, may half shade for better care
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply once every 10-15 days in spring and autumn, except summer in dormancy
Pruning
Remove yellowing leaves and withered flowers timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Greece
- Category
- Primulaceae, Cyclamen
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height 10-18 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period November-May, viewing period 2-3 weeks
- Flower colors
- red, pink, purple, or in mixture
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