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Cyclamen balearicum. |
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| Cyclamen balearicum fra s.Frankrig og Malorca med omligende øer, Flot marmoreret løv hvide blomster marts-april, ikke hårdfør. |
| Cyclamen balearicum comes from the mountains of the Spanish
Mediterranean islands of Mallorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Cabrera (Balearic
Islands) where it typically grows in scrubby woodland in shady places
beneath Quercus ilex (the Holm Oak)and Quercus coccifera
(the Kermes Oak). It is found between sea level and 1443m. There are
also five separate, isolated populations in southern France from the
Pyrenees to the Rhone valley. Here they grow in "...terrain consisting of a patchwork of north-facing valleys ... on relatively steep slopes fairly close to cliff faces or in areas where rock outcrops occur. The vegetation is woody and dense, dominated by small evergreen trees and shrubs such as the holm oak (Quercus ilex) and box (Buxus sempervirens). Cyclamen balearicum is a small species with grey-green leaves, often with a silver sheen. The under side of the leaves is crimson. The flowers are white and sometimes of a stumpy appearance, but sweetly scented and appear in March or April. The twisted petals often have a veining of pale pink or of white similar to C. intaminatum not hardy. |