Cyclamen hederifolium 'Red Sky'
Cyclamen hederifolium 'Red Sky' is a superb strain with glowing magenta-red flowers.
Description:
Cyclamen hederifolium 'Red Sky' is a superb strain with glowing magenta-red flowers. The leaves are ivy shaped, dark green and can be 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: Magenta
Secondary Bloom Colour: Red
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Fall
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
Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Southwest Asia and Asia Minor
Europe and Africa - Europe and Western Russia
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