Lebanon cyclamen

Also known as: Information to be completed

A tuberous perennial bearing rounded to heart-shaped, dull green leaves, with paler green markings in winter. From winter to early spring, pale to mid pink flowers, with white bases and bold red markings at the mouths, are borne with the leaves

Scientific classification

Species: Lebanon cyclamen (Cyclamen libanoticum)
Genus: Cyclamen
Family: Primulaceae

Ornamental bulbs, not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Conservatory Greenhouse
Plant type: 0.1-0.5 metres
Height: 0.1-0.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Tufted
Habit: Spring · Winter
Season of interest: Partial shade
Sunlight: Information to be completed
Ideal temperature

Lebanon cyclamen pictures

Distribution of Lebanon cyclamen

Distribution map

Syria, Lebanon

Information to be completed

Culture

Information to be completed

Toxicity

Ornamental bulbs, not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling

Quick identification of Lebanon cyclamen

Information to be completed

Lebanon cyclamen care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering: Partial shade
Sunlight: Information to be completed
Ideal temperature

Watering

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer

Pruning

No pruning required, tidy old leaves and flowers

Propagation

Propagate by seed, as for hardy cyclamen

Growing

Grow in a cool greenhouse in bright filtered light, in containers of loam-based compost (JI No2), water moderately in full leaf and use a low nitrogen liquid fertiliser, reduce water as leaves wither after flowering. Keep dry when dormant then resume watering and feeding as new growth appears. Repot when tubers fill their container

More growing and care information →