Cyclamen (Persian Violet) – White Autumn & Winter Bedding (Pre-Planted Scottie Dog)

This pre-planted Scottie Dog holds white cyclamen, the classic autumn and winter bedding plant, ready to put straight onto a doorstep, porch or patio.

Cyclamen persicum, also called florist's cyclamen, carries its flowers above marbled, heart-shaped leaves and keeps flowering through the cold months, when little else in a container is in bloom. The plants are growing together in the Scottie Dog and arrive in it, so there is nothing to plant up.

Stand it in a sheltered spot out of cold wind, in partial shade. Keep the compost on the dry side and water at the edge rather than into the crown of the plant. Pull off faded flowers with their stalks to keep the display going. These cyclamen are not hardy: they will take a light frost in a sheltered position, but a hard or prolonged frost will kill them, so treat them as one season of colour. The tubers should not be eaten, by people or animals.

Cultural Information

• Common Name: Cyclamen, Florist's Cyclamen
• Botanical Name: Cyclamen persicum
• Eventually Reaches: 10-30cm tall and 10-30cm wide
• Growth Habit: Compact, tuberous
• Perfect For: Porches, doorsteps, patios and sheltered containers
• Flowering Time: Autumn to spring
• Flower Colour: White
• Planting Position: Partial shade, sheltered from cold wind
• Hardiness: Not hardy. Tolerates a light frost in a sheltered spot but is killed by a hard frost
• Maintenance: Keep on the dry side and remove spent flowers
• Seasonal Interest: Autumn, winter and early spring
• Type: Autumn and winter bedding