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CYCLAMEN hederifolium f. albiflorum
Plant Description
| Article Type: | (GOLD NUGGET SEED ®) |
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Origin: | Southern Europe, the Balkans to western Turkey: open forests. |
| Distinction: | Award of Garden Merit (A.G.M.) from the Royal Horticultural Society. |
| Special Features: | Handsome foliage for up to 9 months at suitable locations. Mostly white, late season bloomer. Variable. Terrific for the shady rock garden. Deer resistant. Drought tolerant. Suitable for natural landscaping. Use for low maintenance plantings. |
| Basic Colour: | (white / cream) |
| Flower Colour: | mostly white, variable |
| Natural Flowering Period: | August - October |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z5 - Z8
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| Foliage: | Entire, cordate, silver pattern, mostly dark center, deep green. |
| Growth Habit: | clumping / wintergreen |
| Height with Flowers: | 10 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | dry / well-drained / average |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | ornamental foliage plant / groundcover |
| Usage: | for the rock garden |
| Portion weight: | 0.4 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 7.6332 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
131 |
| Gram to get 1000 plants (if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity): |
15 Gram |
| Sowing Direction: |
(16) See 15 with the exception of germination being slower and more irregular. This poses no problems. (15) Rapidly germinating, keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about +20°C [68°F]. Seeds must be covered thinly. Do not cover very small seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs.
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| Sowing Time Hint: | Dark-germinator, must be covered, allow 5-6 weeks. |
