Establish a beautiful and delicate woodland floor in your garden. Cyclamen balearicum is a tuberous perennial prized for its elegant, fragrant spring display.

• Height: 5cm
• Spread: 10-15cm

Key Features

• Distinctive heart-shaped leaves with scalloped edges.
• Foliage is mid-green or grey-green with heavy silver marbling on top.
• Leaf undersides are a striking dark red.
• Produces delicate, nodding flowers with swept-back petals.
• Flowers are white or pale pink and strongly fragrant.
• Flowers and leaves appear together in spring.

Benefits for UK Wildlife

This plant provides a vital early source of nectar for pollinators. Its spring flowers are a magnet for emerging bees and other beneficial insects when few other food sources are available.

Other Names

You may also know this plant as the Balearic Cyclamen.

Planting Tips

• Plant the flattened tubers in partial to full shade.
• They thrive in well-drained soil, ideally with added leaf mould or grit.
• Plant the tubers about 2-3cm deep.
• Space them 10-15cm apart to allow for natural colonisation.
• A north-facing rockery or a spot under deciduous trees is perfect.

Create a natural-looking carpet of scent and colour that supports local wildlife.