Cyclamen hederifolium 'Album', white Naples cyclamen
Cyclamen hederifolium 'Album'
- Exposures
- Half-shade, Shade
- Hardiness (USDA)
- 5a (-28.9°C ≤ T° < -26.1°C)
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Family
- Primulaceae
- Genus
- Cyclamen
- Species
- Naples Cyclamen Cyclamen hederifolium
Other name:Cyclamen hederifolium f. album
A variety obtained from Cyclamen hederifolium (Cyclamen hederifolium), Cyclamen hederifolium 'Album' is distinguished by its small, fragrant white flowers.
How to recognize the white Naples cyclamen, Cyclamen hederifolium 'Album'?
Cyclamen hederifolium 'Album' has a low, spreading habit. It grows to around 15 centimetres high and 20 centimetres wide. It is a flowering perennial which, after a few years, forms a ground cover.
The white Naples cyclamen develops an underground root system consisting of tubers (corms) and fibrous roots.
The deep-green, cordate leaves are adorned with silver mottling. Deciduous foliage appears after flowering and disappears in winter.
The white flowers are barely a centimetre long. They have the typical shape of cyclamen flowers: five slightly upturned tepals fused together at the base.
After flowering, the stems curl up and drop the fruit, a brown capsule, to the ground. The seeds are self-sowing or dispersed by ants.
Cyclamen hederifolium 'Album' is a toxic plant. It contains cyclamine, a dangerous substance for humans and animals. If ingested, it causes digestive, respiratory and muscular disorders. Its concentration is particularly high in tubers.
Our care tips
Avoid wetting the foliage when watering your White Naples Cyclamen. Use a long-spout sprinkler and water around the edge of the pot. You can also water by capillary action.
Watering
Adjust watering when the plant is flowering or producing flower buds.
Your Cyclamen hederifolium 'Album' is more afraid of too much water than of forgetting. You should only water when the surface of the soil is two to three centimetres dry.
When you do water, do so generously. Use non-calcareous water, such as demineralized water or rainwater, always at room temperature.
If you use a planter or saucer, empty any standing water after each watering.
White Naples cyclamen do not tolerate limescale. Use rainwater or filtered water.
Water the base of the plant when the substrate is five centimetres dry. Then drain off any stagnant water in the saucer or planter.
Adjust watering during summer.
Avoid watering during this period.
Repotting
Get a perforated pot. You can line the bottom with clay balls or gravel to optimize drainage.
Fill your pot with a mixture of houseplant potting soil (75%) and heather soil (25%). Plant your tuber. The rounded side should be at the bottom. Cover with three to four centimetres of soil.
The soil is already moist, so you don't need to water.
Fertilization
Feed your White Naples Cyclamen with a fertilizer for green or flowering plants.
Prune
Remove the flowers when they have wilted to encourage the plant to bloom again.
Planting
Dig a hole about 15 centimetres deep. Plant your bulb. The rounded side is the underside and should face the ground. The hollow side is the top and should face upwards. Cover your bulb with garden soil to reach ground level.
Diseases / Threats
Information
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Exposures
- Half-shadeShade
- Substrate
- Humus soil
- Planting methods
- Open groundIn potsIn tubsPlanter
- Categories
- BulbFlowery
- Tags
- BeginnerFloweryHardyToxic
- Origins
- Southern EuropeWestern Europe
- Hardiness (USDA)
- 5a (-28.9°C ≤ T° < -26.1°C)
- Leaf colors
- Dark greenSilver
- Flower color
- White
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