Ivy-leaved cyclamen
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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.
Habitat: Forests
Appearance
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.
KingdomPlantaePhylumTracheophytaClassMagnoliopsidaOrderEricalesFamilyPrimulaceaeGenusCyclamen
Category
PlantsRarity
Common
Danger
2/5 · Low
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Interesting facts
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!
Special abilities
Ability
Coiling Seed Launcher
Ivy-leaved cyclamen has a flower stem that coils like a spring after blooming, pulling its seed capsule to the ground for dispersal.
Ability
Summer Sleeper
Ivy-leaved cyclamen can go dormant during hot, dry summers, surviving as an underground tuber until cooler, wetter weather returns.
Ability
Ant Attractor
Ivy-leaved cyclamen produces seeds with a sugary treat called an elaiosome, which attracts ants to carry and disperse them.
Measurements & details
- Height
- 10-15 cm
- Spread
- 15-30 cm
- Flower Size
- 2-3 cm
- Bloom Season
- Late summer to fall
- Edible
- No
- Toxicity
- Moderate
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Pollination Method
- Insect
Ecological connections
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
Traits
Deciduous
Deciduous plants periodically shed all their leaves, typically during autumn or dry seasons.
Flowering
Flowering plants are any plants that produce flowers as part of their reproductive cycle.
Ornamental
Ornamental plants are cultivated primarily for their aesthetic appeal, enhancing landscapes and gardens with their attractive foliage, flowers, or form.
Shade Tolerant
Shade tolerant plants are adapted to grow and thrive in areas with low light levels, requiring less direct sunlight.
Colorful
Colorful describes organisms or objects displaying a wide range of bright and distinct colors.
Fall Color
Fall color refers to the seasonal change in foliage pigmentation, primarily in deciduous plants, displaying vibrant hues.
Forest
Forest habitats are terrestrial environments dominated by dense tree cover, supporting a high diversity of plant and animal life.
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Safety
Danger
2/5 · Low
Do not touch or eat any wild plants without asking an adult.
Frequently Asked Questions
How tall is Ivy-leaved cyclamen?
10-15 cm
How wide does Ivy-leaved cyclamen spread?
15-30 cm
How big are the flowers on Ivy-leaved cyclamen?
2-3 cm
When does Ivy-leaved cyclamen bloom?
Late summer to fall
Is Ivy-leaved cyclamen edible?
No
Is Ivy-leaved cyclamen toxic?
Moderate
What is Ivy-leaved cyclamen's lifecycle?
Perennial
How is Ivy-leaved cyclamen pollinated?
Insect
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