page_title: Cyclamen hederifolium
section_title: Cultivation
hierarchical_section_title: Cyclamen hederifolium / Cultivation
caption_attribution_description: English: Naturalised Cyclamen hederifolium in Mid-Belgium Français&#160;: Tapis de cyclamens dans le centre de la Belgique
context_page_description: Cyclamen hederifolium, the ivy-leaved cyclamen or sowbread, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cyclamen, of the family Primulaceae. It is the most widespread cyclamen species, the most widely cultivated after the florist's cyclamen, and the most hardy and vigorous in oceanic climates. It is native to woodland, shrubland, and rocky areas in the Mediterranean region from southern France to western Turkey and on Mediterranean islands, and naturalized farther north in Europe and in the Pacific Northwest.
context_section_description: Cyclamen hederifolium is usually listed as the hardiest species of cyclamen. In oceanic climates, it self-seeds abundantly and will crowd out less vigorous species such as Cyclamen coum if the two are planted together. In cold continental climates such as Calgary, Alberta, where Cyclamen purpurascens grows well, it may not survive. DavesGarden.com lists it as hardy to zone 5a (−20 °F or −29 °C), although hardiness is dependent on presence of snow cover.
  This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit (confirmed 2017).
caption: Cyclamen hederifolium naturalized in Belgium
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