Actually when I bought it all it said was Cyclamen Mix, so yes, it is likely to be the Cyclamen Persicum. I must put the name label with it as it is not the first time I have made that mistake. Thanks Peter. Ina On 29/08/2011 4:36 a.m., Alberto Castillo wrote: > And in C. persicum sp. there are forms with leves that strikingly resemble hederifolium and graecum. > > >> Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2011 17:25:41 +0100 >> From: petersirises@gmail.com >> To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> Subject: Re: [pbs] What's blooming now >> >> your climate seems very benign Ina, and your garden looks lovely and full of >> flowers. are you sure the Cyclamen is hederafolium though? it looks very >> like persicum to me, look at the nose of the flowers where the petals >> seperate and compare with other pictures. >> I think there was a very old mix up between the names which resulted in the >> wrong plant being pictured on china , copied from wrongly labled botanical >> drawings. >> In a mild enough climate it may flower through out the year but C >> hederafolium usually flowers now in the northern hemisphere. >> Peter (UK) >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >