Cyclamen persicum 'Silverleaf Scarlet Red' (Persian Violet) – Scarlet Autumn Bedding (12 Plants in 2 x 6-Cell Trays)

Cyclamen 'Silverleaf Scarlet Red' gives vivid scarlet red flowers above silver-patterned leaves, and it is one of the best plants for autumn and winter colour in a porch, patio container or window box.

This is Cyclamen persicum, the florist's cyclamen. It forms a compact, mounded plant with deep green leaves marked in silver, and the long-lasting blooms carry on from autumn through winter. Colour and leaf patterning vary slightly from plant to plant, as is natural with this variety.

You receive 12 plants, growing in 2 plastic 6-cell trays with one plant to each cell. They are ready to plant into containers, baskets or the front of a border in a sheltered spot out of cold wind. This is not a hardy cyclamen. It will take a light frost in a sheltered container, but a hard or prolonged frost will kill it, so think of it as one season of autumn and winter colour.

Keep the plants on the dry side and water at the edge of the container rather than onto the crown, which can cause rot. Pull off spent flowers with their stalks to keep new buds coming. The tubers should not be eaten, by people or pets.

Cultural Information

• Common Name: Florist's Cyclamen, Persian Violet
• Botanical Name: Cyclamen persicum
• Fully Grown Height and Spread: Approx. 20-30cm tall and 20-30cm wide
• Growth Habit: Compact, mounded
• Perfect For: Porches, patios, window boxes, hanging baskets, sheltered borders, containers
• Foliage: Deep green with distinctive silver markings
• Flowering Time: Autumn through winter
• Flower Colour: Vivid scarlet red
• Planting Position: Partial shade, in a sheltered spot out of cold wind
• Hardiness: Not hardy. Tolerates a light frost in a sheltered container, but a hard frost kills it
• Maintenance: Low. Water at the edge of the container and remove spent flowers
• Seasonal Interest: Autumn and winter
• Type: Tender perennial, grown as autumn and winter bedding