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Hello and welcome to my blog of plants! You'll find a list of herbaceous plants that I've encountered and learned about during my studies at Virginia Tech, in the order I learned them by list. You'll find great photos of herbaceous plants, their names and families, and details of where I found them. All photos have been taken by myself. Feel free to click on them for enlargement. May this blog be of benefit to thee!

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Cyclamen hederifolium, Hardy Cyclamen, Primulaceae

Genus and species:   
Cyclamen hederifolium
Common Name: Hardy Cyclamen
Family Name: Primulaceae

Native to Europe, this plant flowers in the fall, and foliage is in the spring and summer. It has dark green variegated leaves that are heart shaped leaves with a clump form, and when in bloom, the flowers are wing-like.

Photos taken March 14, 2012 at Virginia Tech in the Hahn Horticulture Gardens.

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