POT of JOY… CYCLAMEN

 

The name Cyclamen is presumed to come from Greek 'kyclos', a circle referring to the round tubers, or leaves.

 

Lovely inverted flowers rise out of fantastically patterned rounded or heart-shaped leaves. Some of the patterns, particularly the silver leaved varieties are exquisite and can truly be described as a wonder of nature.

 

From the family Primulaceae, they come in beautiful colours from white, pink, purple, red and combinations of these.

Cyclamen like the cool; the smaller the leaves, the cooler they can stand it.

 

The tubers are regarded as the favourite food for pigs in the South of France, Sicily and Italy, hence a rather uncommon common name Sowbread.

 

Cyclamen are poisonous; they have been used medicinally as a powerful purgative, but their toxicity makes this risky.

 

I love them!

 

Full of promise, plenty of buds.

 

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