Cyclamen Absolu® de Morel in golden metal cachepot

Cyclamen Absolu® de Morel is lovely and demure for a pioneer. This remarkable plant is a Victoria Cyclamen, a type renowned for ruffled, bicolor petals, but she charts new territory as the first in her group to add fragrance to the list of attractions. Absolu® de Morel’s subtly scented, snowy white blooms are accented by fuchsia pink at their centers and sometimes lightly along the frilly petal edges, and they carry traces of Lily-of-the-Valley perfume. Plants produce a long-running flower show supported by a compact mound of beautifully marbled, dark green foliage that is as decorative as the remarkable blooms. Shipped in a 6½" wide x 5" tall golden metal cachepot.

The Cyclamen genus, in the Primrose family (Primulaceae), consists of 20-24 species of tuberous perennial plants originating in alpine woodlands, damp woods, or dry sandy areas around the Mediterranean, to Iran and Somalia. Elegant nodding flowers with 5 reflexed petals are white or shades between pink and red; leaves are heart-shaped or rounded. Almost all Cyclamens, whether hardy or tender, go dormant in summer. Cultivars of tropical Cyclamen persicum, with larger flowers than most species, bloom indoors in winter and early spring above ornately patterned leaves.

For more information on growing Cyclamen, click Growing Guide.