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Cyclamen africanum. |
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| Cyclamen africanum gror i buske i N.Algeriet og Tunesien. Er meget lig C. hederifolium men nok lidt større varierende som hedirifolium, ikke hårdfør. |
| Cyclamen africanum grows in scrub and rocky gullies in northern Algeria and Tunisia. Is a vigorous plant with large coarse, bright green, leathery leaves up to 15cm long and wide. Leaf patterns are generally less distinct than in many other species although a 'silver' leafed form exists. The leaves generally rise directly from the tuber, and this is one of the principal differences between this species and C. hederifolium. The leaves are often very large, frequently exceeding 10cm ( 4 inches) in diameter. The flowers generally appear before or with the young leaves between September & November, and like the leaves arise almost directly from the tuber on 11-22cm (4-8 inch) pedicels. The petals vary in colour from pale pink to a deep rose-pink, not hardy. |