Cyclamen hederifolium is a member of the Primrose family - Primulaceae. Common names include: Persian Violet (although it is not a Violet nor native to Persia!), Sowbread (as pigs will eat the tubers) and Woodland Cyclamen. Cyclamen thrive in woodland gardens with dappled sunlight, attract pollinators, tolerate shade, again...are deer resistant, have a spreading/mounding habit and are spectacular in the winter garden. Tubers, planted in the fall, are the easiest way to introduce Cyclamen into your garden, as seeds are difficult to cultivate. While there is much beauty that naturally occurs in nature, it is enjoyable to be part of nature's creative process and to work in the earth.

My idea of an interesting garden is to have at least one ‘show off’ plant in each season and in my winter garden Woodland Cyclamen are most certainly "show offs"!