Cyclamen hederifolium

Cyclamen hederifolium is a choice and desirable woodland plant with pink flowers and dramatically patterned foliage. The silver marbled foliage - reminiscent of the patterning on ivy - is surprisingly exotic and extremely attractive, persisting throughout the winter until the tubers go dormant in the Spring. Cyclamen hederifolium is the hardiest of the genus and overwinters easily in the UK providing it has good drainage. The dry shelter of overhanging branches of large trees is the ideal position.

An elegant plant, often overlooked by exotic gardeners, it provides stunning groundcover foliage in the winter months when many other plants have lost their leaves.