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Persian Cyclamen

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CYCLAMEN             Florists’ cyclamen—Cyclamen persicum–are great imposters.  Despite the Latin name, they do not hail from Persia or modern-day Iran.  The flowers look more like orchids than their primrose-family affiliation might suggest, and their leaves, when massed together, look less like foliage and more like marble or damask fabric.  Beguiling plant buyers with their ravishing … Read more

Cyclamen

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Garden cyclamen are subtle plants. Their butterfly flowers float close to the ground and they have an uncanny habit of popping into view when you are looking at or for something else.  I noticed mine the other day when I was running the string trimmer around the yard.  A small patch of pink, ivy-leaf cyclamen … Read more