Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Cyclamen elegans Boiss. & Buhse |
Bibliography | Nouv. Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 12: 145 (1860) |
Native Range | n. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Description | corms spherical, leaves ovate, cordate, obtuse, entire, adaxially white variegate, abaxially purple, calyx lobes triangular-lanceolate, acuminate, corolla lobes oblong |
Size | 5-8cm |
Color | deep violet |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in autumn on surface of substrate, moist, dark division of resting tubers |
Synonyms | Cyclamen coum ssp. elegans (Boiss. & Buhse) Grey-Wilson |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |