Eastern Sowbread, Persian Violet Cyclamen coum

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Botanical Name:

Cyclamen coum

Family:

Primulaceae

Genus:

Cyclamen

Species:

coum

Common Name:

Eastern Sowbread, Persian Violet

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  • Cyclamen coum

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Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: Soak in tepid water with one drop of washing-up soap for 4 to 5 hrs.
Stratification: none required.
Germination: Sow shallowly and keep in a shady postion. Germination may be slow and erratic.

Cyclamen coum, the eastern sowbread, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cyclamen (subgenus Gyrophoebe series Pubipedia). It is a tuberous herbaceous perennial, growing to 5–8 cm (2–3 in), with rounded heart-shaped leaves and pink shell-shaped flowers with darker coloration at the base. It is valued in horticulture as groundcover, and for the flowers which bloom in winter and early spring.

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