''Cyclamen pseudibericum'' (incorrectly spelled ''pseudoibericum''), the false Iberian cyclamen, is a

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in the

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''Cyclamen'' of the

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Primulaceae,

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to the Amanus or Nur and Anti-Taurus Mountains in southern Turkey. It is an herbaceous,

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ous

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growing to . It is similar to ''

Cyclamen coum ''Cyclamen coum'', the eastern sowbread, is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae. It is a tuberous herbaceous perennial, growing to , with rounded heart-shaped leaves and pink shell-shaped flowers with darker coloration at the ...

'', but with longer petals.

Description

The

develops

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s from the center below. The leaves are longer than wide, with a hastate or Christmas-tree

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in green and silver. The spring-blooming

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s with five reflexed, upswept petals, are fragrant and magenta-purple or pink, with a darker blotch and a white zone at the end of the nose (larger than that of ''C. coum''). After flowering, a pod develops on a coiled stem that rests on the ground, releasing its seeds directly on to the soil surface. This plant has gained the

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's Award of Garden Merit (confirmed 2017).

Subdivisions

Forms

There are two naturally occurring

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, distinguished by predominant flower color. ''C. pseudibericum'' f. ''pseudibericum'' is magenta-purple and ''C. pseudibericum'' f. ''roseum'' is light pink to nearly white.

Hybrids

''Cyclamen'' × ''schwarzii'' Grey-Wilson is a fertile hybrid of ''Cyclamen pseudibericum'' × '' Cyclamen libanoticum''. This hybrid can cross back with one of the parents. According to Grey-Wilson some very pale forms of ''C. pseudibericum'' f. ''roseum'' could actually be ''C.'' ×''schwarzii'' or a back-cross of it.

In cultivation

''Cyclamen pseudibericum'' blooms from January to March. It is moderately hardy and should therefore be planted preferably in a sheltered place or in cold greenhouse. File:Cyclamen pseudibericum leaves3.jpg, Young leaf in autumn File:Cyclamen_pseudibericum opening.jpg, Opening of the flowers File:Cyclamen_pseudibericum02.jpg, In blossom File:Cyclamen pseudibericum RHu 2020.JPG, Close-up of flower File:Cyclamen pseudibericum convoluting stems02.jpg, Convoluting after pollination

References

External links

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Cyclamen Society
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