Cyclamen coum 'Maurice Dryden'

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Cyclamen coum. Østlig Middelhavslande, Tyrkiet,caucasus, N.Vesligsyrien og Nv.Iran op til 2000 m. højde, gror i bøg og fyrskov og buske, meget varierende art med underarter og mange kloner, farver fra hvid, dyb purpurød, her coum album, blad fra ensfarvet grøn til ensfarvet grå og mange forskellige marmorede blade, sol og letskygge veldrænet løvmuld. Hårdfør.
Cyclamen coum  is found in the mountains and coastal areas that border the southern and eastern Black Sea coasts from Bulgaria in the west through Georgia and the Crimea in the east. It is also found in the Elburz Mountains of northern Iran. In southern Turkey it extends from the Hatay in southern Turkey, down the eastern Mediterranean coast through Syria and the Lebanon into Israel. It grows in shady places in coniferous and broadleafed woodland and scrub, sometimes growing amongst tree roots and rocks.
Easily grown in sun and light shade, in a weel-drained leafy soil, hardy