Cyclamen persicum (Florist's Cyclamen) – White Autumn and Winter Container (3 Plants in a Floral Metal Trough)

White cyclamen bring bright, clean colour to the autumn and winter garden, when most pots and borders have little left to offer. This ready planted Floral Metal Trough holds 3 white Cyclamen persicum growing together, so it is ready to display on a doorstep, patio or porch as soon as it arrives.

Each plant has neat, rounded leaves and a long succession of pure white flowers held above the foliage. Cyclamen persicum is a tender plant grown for one season of autumn and winter colour, not a hardy garden perennial, so it does best in a sheltered spot out of cold wind. It will take a light frost in a sheltered position, but a hard or prolonged frost will kill it.

Stand the trough in partial shade, such as a porch, a sheltered doorstep or a spot by the house wall. Keep the compost on the dry side and water at the edge of the plants rather than into the crown, so the tubers do not rot. Pull off faded flowers with their stalks to keep new buds coming. The tubers are not to be eaten, by people or pets.

Cultural Information

• Common Name: White Cyclamen, Florist's Cyclamen
• Botanical Name: Cyclamen persicum
• Growth Habit: Compact, clump forming
• Perfect For: Autumn and winter containers, porches and sheltered patios
• Flowering Time: Autumn into winter
• Flower Colour: White
• Planting Position: Partial shade, sheltered from cold wind, suits patio containers
• Hardiness: Not hardy. Tolerates a light frost in a sheltered spot, but a hard frost will kill it
• Maintenance: Keep on the dry side, water at the edge of the plants and remove spent flowers
• Seasonal Interest: Autumn and winter
• Eventually Reaches: 10-30cm tall and 10-30cm wide