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cyclamen: see primrose primrose, common name for the genus Primula of the Primulaceae, a family of low perennial herbs with species found on all continents, most frequently in north temperate regions.
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cyclamen

Any of about 15 species of flowering perennial herbaceous plants that make up the genus Cyclamen, in the primrose family (Primulaceae), native to the Middle East and southern and central Europe. The florist's cyclamen (C. persicum), the best-known species, is an indoor plant cultivated for its attractive white to pink to deep red flowers. Long-stalked, rounded, or kidney-shaped leaves, often variously marked, grow from the base of the plant, which has no aboveground stem. Solitary flowers grow on stalks less than 12 in. (30 cm) tall.

cyclamen
traditional symbol of timidity. [Flower Symbolism: Jobes, 400]
See : Timidity


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Valley gardeners can plant tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, crocuses, cyclamens, alliums, freesia, amaryllis, narcissus, iris, lilies, ranunculus, snowdrops and more, said Lauren Bonar Swezey, Sunset magazine's bulb expert.
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Yet the leaves of some cyclamens - up to 6-inch-wide hearts with decorative white markings - are actually more interesting than the cyclamen flowers themselves.
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