Cyclamen coum [silver leaf pink]

Cyclamen coum 'Silver Leaf Pink' is a seed strain offering flowers in a lovely range of pinks glimmering over the silver heart- to kidney-shaped leaves in February and March often blooming alongside Helleborus. Persian violet is summer dormant coming into leaf and bloom between late fall and early spring. Grow in light, well-drained soil in shade or part shade. Plant en masse for a superb woodland effect. From the Balkans, Turkey and Lebanon.