Cyclamen hederifolium mixed half-hardy rhododendrons etc

rhododendrons etc

Commonly included in an herb or cottage garden

Good in tricky areas like steep banks and rock

I aim to get the colour correct by judging the pigment in the leaves

Cyclamen hederifolium mixed half-hardy rhododendrons etcA gem. Plant the under shrubs, in shingle, in the rock garden The Ivy leaved cyclamen is a hardy and vigorous cyclamen. Native to Mediterranean regions it has naturalised further north and into the Pacific Northwest. Happy in shady parts of the garden , beneath shrubs or in paving cracks. It is equally happy in stony soil. Sources say it cannot be kept completey dry, but planting the tubers deeply ensures they survive on traces of moisture. Ideally