Cyclamen

Turnip, Begonia, rabbit ear flower, rabbit flower, yipinguan, bonfire, flip lotus

Morphological characteristics of Cyclamen

Cyclamen is a bulb flower. The tuber is oblate, usually about 4-5 cm in diameter. It has a corky epidermis, brown, slightly flat at the top, and the leaves and scape are extracted from the top of the tuber at the same time

Petiole ca. 5-18 cm long; The leaf blade is oval heart-shaped, with a diameter of 3-14 cm. The apex is slightly acute, and the edge has fine round teeth. The texture is thick. It is dark green and often has light markings

Its scape is about 15-20cm high and does not curl in fruit; Calyx usually divides to reach base, lobes triangular or oblong triangular, entire; The Corolla is white or rose red, the throat is dark purple, the tube is nearly half spherical, the lobes are oblong lanceolate, slightly acute, the base has no ears, 3.5-5 times longer than the tube, and violently reflexed

Cyclamen growth habit

Cyclamen likes warmth and is afraid of heat. It is cold resistant and can withstand low temperature of 0 ℃ without freezing. It grows best in cool environment and fertile sandy loam rich in humus

The growing season is from September to February, and it is semi dormant in summer. The optimum temperature for winter growth is 12 ~ 16 ℃, and the temperature is controlled at 18 ~ 22 ℃ to promote flowering. When the temperature is lower than 5 ℃, the plant grows slowly and the flower color is dim

Cyclamen flower language

The flower language of Cyclamen is introversion. Cyclamen used to be mostly wild and cultivated in greenhouse. Although it is beautiful, its vitality is fragile, so its flower language is introverted