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3. Balearicum<\/h2>\n

C. balearicum<\/em> <\/em>is a Mediterranean variety that flowers from mid-winter through spring and has a strong, sweet perfume.<\/p>\n

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The flowers are mostly white, some featuring a little pink, and the heart-shaped leaves are dark to light green with blue-green to gray patterning.<\/p>\n

Native to the south of France and the Balearic islands, this species is semi-hardy and suitable for Zones 6 to 9.<\/p>\n

4. Cilicium<\/h2>\n

C. cilicium<\/em> is renowned for its sweet, honey-scented flowers that bloom in autumn.<\/p>\n

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The oval to heart-shaped leaves have dark green, patterned centers that look like a Christmas tree coupled with grayish-green margins. Flowers are deep pink to white.<\/p>\n

Native to southern Turkey through the Tarsus Mountains, plants are hardy in Zones 5 to 7.<\/p>\n

5. Coum<\/h2>\n

C. coum<\/em> is one of the most popular late-flowering species, and commonly known as hardy or winter cyclamen, and eastern sowbread.<\/p>\n

It has a primary habitat from Bulgaria, northern Turkey, and Crimea and a secondary range nearer the Mediterranean, from southern Turkey through Lebanon and into northern Israel.<\/p>\n

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Plants have pretty, heart-shaped leaves of mid to dark green speckled with silver, and dainty blooms in shades of rosy pink, purple, or white. This species is hardy in Zones 4 to 9.<\/p>\n

Five-packs of hardy C. coum<\/em> bulbs are available at Nature Hills Nursery<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

6. Creticum<\/h2>\n

C. creticum<\/em> <\/em>is a native to the island of Crete and features sweetly perfumed white to pink flowers that bloom in spring.<\/p>\n

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Hardy in Zones 9 to 10, this species thrives in Mediterranean climates with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers.<\/p>\n

Its heart-shaped leaves, which emerge in autumn, are dark green with silver marbling on the upper surface and often display a reddish hue underneath.<\/p>\n

7. Cyprium<\/h2>\n

C. cyprium<\/em> is localized to Cyprus, and the pale pink, highly fragrant flowers bloom from fall to mid-winter.<\/p>\n

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The heart-shaped green leaves have striking silver or pale green mottling and emerge in fall. It\u2019s hardy in Zones 9 to 10 and goes dormant in spring.<\/p>\n

8. Graecum<\/h2>\n

C. graecum<\/em> is Greek cyclamen and native to southern Greece and the Cyclades islands of the eastern Aegean Sea.<\/p>\n

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The broad oval leaves are variegated in icy green, forest green, and silver with a satiny shine and purple underside.<\/p>\n

The pink, purple, or white flowers bloom in fall and plants are semi-hardy in Zones 7 to 9.<\/p>\n

9. Hederifolium<\/h2>\n

C. hederifolium<\/em> <\/em>is known as ivy-leaf cyclamen and is among the most robust for growing in coastal climates.<\/p>\n

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The pale pink to magenta or purple flowers bloom in late summer through fall and the attractive leaves are heart- or spade-shaped in various shades of green with creamy white to silver patterning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n