Cyclamen hederifolium mixed half-hardy bottle-shaped flowers that nod gracefully

bottle-shaped flowers that nod gracefully in summer

drought tolerant bold form and texture

a striking

alongside streams and wetlands

Commonly included in an herb or cottage garden

Cyclamen hederifolium mixed half-hardy bottle-shaped flowers that nod gracefullyA gem. Plant the under shrubs, in shingle, in the rock garden The Ivy leaved cyclamen is a hardy and vigorous cyclamen. Native to Mediterranean regions it has naturalised further north and into the Pacific Northwest. Happy in shady parts of the garden , beneath shrubs or in paving cracks. It is equally happy in stony soil. Sources say it cannot be kept completey dry, but planting the tubers deeply ensures they survive on traces of moisture. Ideally