Cyclamen persicum 'Silverleaf Pure White' – Winter Bedding Plants (12 Plants in 2 x 6-Cell Trays)

Florist's cyclamen in the Silverleaf series bring cool-season colour to patios, window boxes and hanging baskets, with silver-patterned foliage and elegant, swept-back pure white flowers.

Cyclamen persicum 'Silverleaf Pure White' forms a compact, neat mound of deep green leaves marbled with silver. It flowers over a long period from autumn through to early spring, so it is a reliable choice for autumn and winter bedding.

You receive 12 plants growing in 2 plastic 6-cell trays, one plant to a cell. They are ready to plant out into containers, window boxes, hanging baskets or the front of a border, in a sheltered spot out of cold wind.

This cyclamen is not hardy, so treat it as one season of autumn and winter colour. It will take a light frost in a sheltered container, but a hard or prolonged frost will kill it. Keep it on the dry side and water at the edge of the pot or container rather than into the crown, to prevent rot. Feed with a low-nitrogen, high-potash liquid feed every 2 to 3 weeks while in flower, and pull off spent flowers with their stalks. The tubers should not be eaten.

Cultural Information

• Common Name: Florist's Cyclamen, Persian Cyclamen
• Botanical Name: Cyclamen persicum
• Fully Grown Height and Spread: Approx. 15-20cm tall and 15-20cm wide
• Growth Habit: Compact, mound-forming
• Perfect For: Patio containers, window boxes, hanging baskets, borders
• Foliage: Deep green leaves with distinctive silver marbling
• Flowering Time: Autumn through to early spring
• Flower Colour: Pure white
• Planting Position: Partial shade, sheltered and out of cold wind
• Hardiness: Not hardy. Tolerates a light frost in a sheltered container; a hard frost kills it
• Seasonal Interest: Autumn, winter and early spring
• Type: Winter bedding plant