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Florist's cyclamen
Cyclamen persicum
Florist's cyclamen is toxic to cats. Eating it can cause drooling, vomiting and diarrhea. Large amounts of the tuber can cause serious poisoning, including heart rhythm problems and seizures.
What this guide covers: This guide covers Cyclamen persicum. Its growing instructions are for florist's cyclamen, not every hardy garden cyclamen.
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Cyclamen persicum — NC State Extension image 23730
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License: CC BY 4.0
Resized and converted to WebP for display; botanical details unchanged.
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Plant identity
- Scientific name
- Cyclamen persicum
- Scope
- Species
- Family
- Primulaceae
- Also known as
- No reviewed aliases available
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How to grow this plant
This guide covers Cyclamen persicum. Its growing instructions are for florist's cyclamen, not every hardy garden cyclamen.
- Light
- Bright indirect light
Bright, indirect sunlight.
- Watering
- Let the mix partly dry
Water when the soil feels dry, along the edge or base of the pot. Keep water away from the crown.
- Temperature
- Temperature range not yet established
Cool conditions around 65 F are recommended; no invented minimum/maximum range.
- Humidity
- Typical indoor humidity
Moderate humidity.
- Potting
- Rich, well-drained soil.
- Through the year
- Reduce watering during summer dormancy. Resume regular watering as new growth returns in fall; remove spent flowers.
Growing-guide sources
- Cyclamen persicum ↗NC State Extension · Accessed 2026-10-15
This guide covers Cyclamen persicum. Its growing instructions are for florist's cyclamen, not every hardy garden cyclamen.
Growing advice reviewed 2026-10-15. Plant safety is assessed separately.
Reviewed safety information
- Toxic principle
- Not recorded in the reviewed evidence
- Reported signs
- Not recorded in the reviewed evidence
- Severity
- Severity not established
Missing information is unknown. It should not be interpreted as an absence of risk.
Safe alternatives
No verified alternative recommendations are available for this guide.
Sources & review
- Florist's cyclamen: toxic and non-toxic plants ↗ASPCA · Accessed
Listed by the source as Cyclamen spp. ASPCA assesses Cyclamen spp. NC State places C. persicum within that genus. Proposed source-group-includes-species mapping narrows the group assessment to this member; it does not broaden it. PPH supports the digestive and large-ingestion risks.
- Cyclamen persicum ↗NC State Extension · Accessed 2026-10-15
- Florist's cyclamen: source assessment ↗ASPCA · Accessed 2026-10-15
Safety last reviewed .