Cyclamen coum Mill.
Fully-hardy tuberous perennial with rounded leaves, sometimes with silver patterns, and white, pink or carmine-red flowers, with dark carmine-red stains above white-rimmed mouths, produced with the leaves in winter and spring. To 8cm. [RHSE].
Horticultural & Botanical History
‘Grows wild in many parts of Italy and Germany, and is sometimes found with white flowers; if the season be mild, or the plants sheltered from the inclemency of the weather, this species will flower as early as February, or much earlier by artificial heat. As it grows naturally in woods and shady places, it will thrive best in a mixture of bog-earth and loam placed in a north border.’ [BM t.4/1787]. ‘It is a beautiful spring plant, flowering very early, often in January. It ought to have either the greenhouse, or the shelter of the house; although in some cases it does tolerably well in the open ground.’ Introduced to Britain in 1596. [LBC no.108/1817].
History at Camden Park
Listed in all published catalogues [B.103/1843]. The pre-1843 introduction may have been lost as it was included among desiderata to Loddiges, 6th January 1845. [MP A2933-2, p.28].
Notes
Published Jan 18, 2009 - 04:49 PM | Last updated Jul 29, 2010 - 05:35 PM
Cyclamen coum Mill. | BM t.4/1787 | BHL
| Family | Primulaceae |
|---|---|
| Category | |
| Region of origin | Caucasus to Lebanon |
| Synonyms | |
| Common Name | |
| Name in the Camden Park Record | Cyclamen Coum |
| Confidence level | high |
