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Family: PRIMULACEAE 
 Cyclamen hederifolium
 

 The flowers appear in August to October, followed by the leaves.

 

   
Author:  William Aiton 1789
Family:  Primulaceae
Habitat:  Western Turkey, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Yugoslavia, France and Switzerland
Soil:  Mix to  Peat
Water:  Minimum to Medium
Sun:  Minimum-Maximum
Thickness:  25 centimetres or more
Height:  15 centimetres
Flower:  White to light Pink
Reproduction:  Seeds
Pop names:  Ivy-leaf Cyclamen, Cyclamen de Naples, Herbst-Alpenveilchen, Neaopolitanisches Alpenveilchen, Hardy Cyclamen, Sowbread, Neapolitan Cyclamen
Synonyms:  Cyclamen neapolitanum var. album Hort. ex Malley. Cyclamen neapolitanum Ten. 1813
(Cyclamen creticum Hildebr. 1906 -> Cyclamen hederifolium subsp. creticum, O. Schwarz 1938)
Got it from:  Amsterdam
Year:  2007

    This member of the Primulaceae was described by William Aiton in 1789. It is found in, Turkey, Bulgaria Greece, Italy, Yugoslavia, France and Switzerland. It grows in the forests in rich peat with little to some water and little to lots of sun. It can stand rather hard frost. The caudex can grow up to 25 centimetres or more in diameter, the leaves will get fifteen centimetres height.  The flowers  wary in colour from white to light pink.

Cyclamen from Greek: kylos, meaning circle, referring to the rounded tubers. hederifolium means ivy-leaved.

According to GRIN, it is a member of the Myrsinaceae family.