Pink Cyclamen (Cyclamen 'Pink')
SIK-lah-men 'Pink'

Deciduous Perennial (usually grown as an annual near you)
The classic pink-flowered florist cyclamen — upswept, butterfly-like blooms held above silver-mottled foliage, grown as a cool-season potted gift plant for winter and early-spring color.

Cyclamen persicum, commonly called florist's or Persian cyclamen, is a tuberous perennial in the primrose family (Primulaceae) native to the eastern Mediterranean—from south-central Turkey and the Levant through Cyprus, Crete, and parts of North Africa. In its native hillsides and open woodlands it grows from a flattened, corm-like tuber that sprouts a low rosette of heart-shaped, often silver-marbled leaves each cool season, then dies back to the dormant tuber through the hot, dry Mediterranean summer.

In cultivation it's grown almost exclusively as a potted houseplant and seasonal gift plant rather than a garden perennial, since it's reliably winter-hardy only in USDA zones 9-11. Commercial growers start plants from seed roughly a year and a half before bloom, timing them to flower through the cool months. Each flower sits on its own thin, wiry stalk above the foliage, with five petals swept sharply backward and upward, giving the blooms their distinctive upswept, butterfly- or shooting-star-like shape.

Pros

  • Blooms through the dreary winter months when little else is flowering indoors
  • Distinctive silver-mottled, heart-shaped foliage adds interest even between blooms
  • Compact size suits windowsills, side tables, and small spaces
  • Can be kept cool and dry over summer dormancy and rebloomed the following winter

Cons

  • Toxic to cats, dogs, and horses if chewed or eaten, especially the tuber
  • Needs cool temperatures (60-65F) and will decline near heat vents or warm windows
  • Crown and tuber rot easily if watered from above or kept too wet
  • Goes fully dormant and leafless each summer, which can look like the plant has died
 

Plant Data

Sun Exposure Partial Shade - Partial Shade
Moisture Tolerance Medium
Tags Annual in Chicago, Attracts Pollinators, Attracts Wildlife, Deciduous, Filler, Medium, Partial Shade, Perennial, Shade Tolerant, Showy Flowers, Tender Perennial
Flower Color Pink

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Ogon Grassy-Leaved Sweet Flag, Senetti Blue Bicolor Florist's Cineraria,
 
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Pricing and Availability History

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Past Availability
2025 : 02/05 - 05/03
2024 : 02/08 - 04/06
2023 : 03/29 - 04/16

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Plants which are well-adapted to our local climate are most often field-grown (outside). Field-grown plants are generally cheaper and have the advantage of already somewhat acclimated to our cold winters, but that means they’re not artificially far along in the spring and tend to bloom at the normal time in our area.

Spring annuals and tender perennials are typically grown in Greenhouses so they can be ready and luxurious exactly when customers want them. Some perennials are also “forced” into early bloom in greenhouses. In May, there can be a very big difference between field-grown and greenhouse-grown plants of the same type. The latter typically look good right away (so they’re a great choice where that’s important), but we typically pay a premium for it.


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