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Lebanon cyclamen | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Lebanon cyclamen

Cyclamen libanoticum

Genus: Cyclamen
Family: Primulaceae

About this plant

C. libanoticum is a tuberous perennial bearing rounded to heart-shaped, dull green leaves, with paler green markings in winter. From winter to early spring, pale to mid pink flowers, with white bases and bold red markings at the mouths, are borne with the leaves

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Shade

Soil

LoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in a cool greenhouse in bright filtered light, in containers of loam-based compost (JI No2), water moderately in full leaf and use a low nitrogen liquid fertiliser, reduce water as leaves wither after flowering. Keep dry when dormant then resume watering and feeding as new growth appears. Repot when tubers fill their container

Pruning

No pruning required, tidy old leaves and flowers

Propagation

Propagate by seed, as for hardy cyclamen

Pests

Mice, vine weevil and glasshouse red spider mite may be a problem

Diseases

Grey moulds (botrytis) may be a problem under glass

Garden Uses

Uses

Patio Container

Planting Places

Conservatory

Season of Interest

SpringWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Floating

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years