Cyclamen hederifolium Silver Swan Spain don't hesitate to cut them

don't hesitate to cut them to the ground

wine-red (RHS 61A) flowers with a satiny finish that are absolutely scrumptious on a multitude of 3' tall

'Wolverine'

The clumps are topped in midsummer with 2' tall spikes of light lavender flowers

so when the plants are in flower in spring and summer

Cyclamen hederifolium Silver Swan Spain don't hesitate to cut themThis seed strain of the winter hardy Cyclamen hederifolium has lovely pewter colored leaves, often edged in a faint pale green netting. The 6" tall purple dodecatheon like flowers emerge in July and continue through fall, being joined in October by the foliage. Dry soils when the plants are dormant in late spring and summer is the key to success.