Well almost nothing. In October 2004 when I was packing up to move I "rescued" a number of Cyclamen seedlings that were growing in the sand in the old greenhouse. Most were C.coum but I found some that looked different. They looked like C.persicum which was odd as these seedlings were in the plunge material on the other side to the C.persicum stock. Perhaps I had shifted some sand or maybe the ants had moved them (I had an ant infestation in that area a few years ago and ants distribute the seed in the wild being atracted to the sticky seeds). Whatever, potted up they are the first C.persicum in flower this year, out just before Christmas.
These plants were line bred to create the "florist cyclamen" which are popular house plants. I find the original more attractive. I hope to renew the web page for this species. Apart from pale pink, there are almost white with a purple blotch, all pink, all white and all carmine.
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