Cyclamen africanum (4 seeds)

Cyclamen africanum (price per 4 seeds)

Family: Primulaceae

Flowers appear in autumn, in the wild from September to November, dependent on the start of the autumn rains, in shades of rose pink and occasionally violet scented. The corolla lobes are reflexed, 18-35mm long, 7-12mm wide, with pointed tips and generally 90 degrees twist. Darker lines on each one merge into a V shaped zone at the nose of the flower, which has very prominent auricles. Leaves appear late during flowering or after, dependent on the amount of rain, heart shaped to shallowly lobed, shiny, with toothed margins, and patterned in shades of green or occasionally grey, underside green but can be purplish, 5-18cm long and 5-18cm wide.

Sowing instructions: Planting cyclamen seeds requires 8-10 cm pots of well-draining compost mixed with grit. Plant about 20 seeds in each pot and cover them with a fine layer of more compost or grit. Sow in autumn and keep in a shady place.

Locality: Ex Hort. Harvest: August 2024