Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Cyclamen libanoticum Hildebr. |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 25: 477 (1898) |
Native Range | w. Lebanon |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 700-1400m |
Description | leaves orbiculate to ovate-reniform, rich green, abaxially purple-red, weakly silvery variegate, flowers fragrant, large |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pale purple, white |
Bloom | winter, spring |
Ca | + |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in autumn on surface of substrate, moist, dark division of resting tubers |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria) |