Ivy-leaved cyclamen

Cyclamen hederifolium

Ivy-leaved cyclamen is a beautiful flower with heart-shaped leaves and lovely pink or white blooms. It grows in cool, shady places and can brighten up the forest floor in autumn.

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

The Ivy-leaved cyclamen has heart-shaped leaves, often mottled with silver patterns, resembling ivy. Its elegant flowers typically appear in shades of pink, purple, or white, featuring petals sharply swept back from a central 'nose'. They stand on slender stems, often nodding gracefully.

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Ivy-leaved cyclamen

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Plantas

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Common

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Datos interesantes

It's sometimes called 'Sowbread' because wild pigs love to dig up and eat its tubers!

Its seeds are carried away by ants, who get a tasty snack for their hard work!

The beautiful flowers bloom with their petals swept backward, like a tiny shuttlecock!

This plant can live for an amazingly long time; some tubers are over 100 years old!

Habilidades especiales

Ivy-leaved cyclamen has a flower stem that coils like a spring after blooming, pulling its seed capsule to the ground for dispersal.

Ivy-leaved cyclamen can go dormant during hot, dry summers, surviving as an underground tuber until cooler, wetter weather returns.

Ivy-leaved cyclamen produces seeds with a sugary treat called an elaiosome, which attracts ants to carry and disperse them.

Medidas y detalles

Altura: 10-15 cm
Extensión: 15-30 cm
Tamaño de la flor: 2-3 cm
Temporada de floración: Late summer to fall
Comestible: No
Toxicidad: Moderada
Ciclo de vida: Perenne
Método de polinización: Insectos

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

Buff-tailed bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

collects nectar and pollen

pollinates

European honey bee

Apis mellifera

visits flowers for nectar

symbiotic with

Black garden ant

Lasius niger

disperses seeds for elaiosome

eats

Wild boar

Sus scrofa

digs up and consumes tubers

Rasgos

Caducifolio

Las plantas caducifolias pierden periódicamente todas sus hojas, por lo general durante el otoño o las estaciones secas.

Floración

Las plantas con flores son cualquier planta que produce flores como parte de su ciclo reproductivo.

Ornamental

Las plantas ornamentales se cultivan principalmente por su atractivo estético, embelleciendo paisajes y jardines con su atractivo follaje, flores o forma.

Tolerante a la sombra

Las plantas tolerantes a la sombra están adaptadas para crecer y prosperar en áreas con bajos niveles de luz, requiriendo menos luz solar directa.

Colores otoñales

Los colores otoñales se refieren al cambio estacional en la pigmentación del follaje, principalmente en plantas de hoja caduca, mostrando tonos vibrantes.