Greek Cyclamen
Sources last read 14 September 2026.
Not yet rated How forgiving it is has not been judged here yet.
Greek Cyclamen is toxic
- Not assessed for cats. This plant is not on the ASPCA list. That is not a finding of safety: none of the sources read for this site gives an answer either way. Treat it as unknown.
- Not assessed for dogs. This plant is not on the ASPCA list. That is not a finding of safety: none of the sources read for this site gives an answer either way. Treat it as unknown.
- Toxic to people. The bulbs are ornamental and should not be eaten. Use gloves and protective gear when handling it. RHS
What the sources say about its care
- Light
- Partial shadeRHS · read 13 September 2026
- Water
- Well-drainedRHS · read 13 September 2026
- Humidity
No source read publishes a humidity figure for any plant on this site. What follows is general guidance for foliage plants.
ASHRAE recommends indoor relative humidity between 30% and 60% 30–60%Penn State Extension · read 13 September 2026- Temperature
How cold this tolerates, not what it prefers. No source read for this site publishes a preferred range for a plant indoors.
H3 — -5 to 1°C -5 to 1 °CRHS · read 13 September 2026- Soil
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand; pH Acid or Alkaline or NeutralRHS · read 13 September 2026
- Toxic to cats
- Not on the ASPCA list. That is not a finding of safety.ASPCA · read 13 September 2026
- Toxic to dogs
- Not on the ASPCA list. That is not a finding of safety.ASPCA · read 13 September 2026
- Harmful to people
- The bulbs are ornamental and should not be eaten. Use gloves and protective gear when handling it.RHS · read 13 September 2026
Routine care
- Watering
- Its thick roots search out and store water, and watering while flower buds form encourages blooms.NC State Extension · read 13 September 2026
- Propagation
- SeedNC State Extension · read 13 September 2026Sow seed in darkness once ripe. Soaking the seed for 10 hours before sowing can help.RHS · read 13 September 2026
- Pruning
- Pruning is not needed.RHS · read 13 September 2026
- Pests and diseases
- Can be troubled by cyclamen mites.NC State Extension · read 13 September 2026Can be troubled by vine weevil, mice, glasshouse red spider mite and cyclamen mite. Diseases: cyclamen grey mould, especially under glass.RHS · read 13 September 2026
Move something and watch
Loading the simulator. It needs JavaScript; the care table above does not.
Photographs
About the plant
Cyclamen graecum, the Greek cyclamen, is a perennial plant in the flowering plant family Primulaceae that grows from a tuber. It is native to southern Greece and Crete, and is prized for its variable leaf forms, which include some of the most striking of any cyclamen.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · read 13 September 2026
- Native range
- Greece, KritiWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants, June 2026 release, CC BY.Kew WCVP · read 13 September 2026Greece and CreteNC State Extension · read 13 September 2026Greece, Cyprus, TurkeyRHS · read 13 September 2026
- Climate
- subtropicalWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants, June 2026 release, CC BY.Kew WCVP · read 13 September 2026
- Growth form
- tuberous geophyteWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants, June 2026 release, CC BY.Kew WCVP · read 13 September 2026Herbaceous Perennial; habit clumpingNC State Extension · read 13 September 2026Tufted (deciduous)RHS · read 13 September 2026
- Size
- Height 2–4 in; width 4–12 inNC State Extension · read 13 September 2026Height Up to 10 cm; spread 0-0.1 metre after 2–5 yearsRHS · read 13 September 2026
- Flowering
- Flowers pink, purple/lavender, white; blooms in fallNC State Extension · read 13 September 2026Flowers pink in autumnRHS · read 13 September 2026
- Uses
What sources record people using this plant for. A traditional or medicinal use listed here is a record of use, not advice to eat it or treat anything with it.
The bulbs are decorative and are not for eating.NC State Extension · read 13 September 2026
Other Cyclamen
More of the Primulaceae family
Plants with similar care
Bat-faced CupheaSourced care, difficulty not yet judged
Bengal CardamomSourced care, difficulty not yet judged
- No photograph yetBitter GingerSourced care, difficulty not yet judged
Breathless™ EuphorbiasSourced care, difficulty not yet judged
Butterfly FlowerSourced care, difficulty not yet judged
Caribbean OreganoSourced care, difficulty not yet judged
Sources
- ASPCA · read 13 September 2026
- Kew WCVP · read 13 September 2026
- NC State Extension · read 13 September 2026
- Penn State Extension · read 13 September 2026
- RHS · read 13 September 2026
- Wikipedia · read 13 September 2026
What this does not cover
The figures above are what published sources say, not measurements of the plant in your room. They say nothing about your pot size, your water, the season, or how far from the glass the plant stands, and those decide more than any figure here does.
Humidity has no species figure because no source read for this site publishes one, and the only temperature published for this plant is a cold floor. The simulator fills those gaps with general figures for its kind of plant, marked as general and listed on how we read sources. Where a toxicity row says the plant was not assessed, that is the absence of a finding and not a finding of safety.
If something is already wrong, the diagnosis tool asks about the soil, the window and the watering, which is where the answer usually is.