Autumn Flowery Carpet - Pink and White Naples Cyclamen

We offer you the Autumn Flowering Carpet Collection to celebrate the beauty of the Naples Cyclamen in pink and white. This hardy little plant has few rivals when it comes to beautifying the garden from late summer to autumn. Its heart-shaped leaves, often marbled with silver patterns, form a dense and decorative carpet until spring. The small yet elegant flowers gracefully rise above the foliage, adding a touch of colour to shaded areas. Plant the bulbs in well-drained soil where they can thrive without maintenance or watering in summer.

This Autumn Flowering Carpet Collection consists of two varieties of Naples Cyclamen, perfectly matched to create a charming autumn tableau. They are:

10 Pink Naples Cyclamen (Cyclamen hederifolium): the wild species with soft pink flowers. They rise on graceful stems about 10 to 15 cm tall. Its marbled leaves appear after the flowers, creating a decorative carpet. They disappear before summer. Flowering in August-September.

5 White Naples Cyclamen (Cyclamen hederifolium ‘Album’): Similar in size and habit to the pink variety, this cyclamen stands out with its pure white flowers, which brighten up the shaded corners of the garden. Flowering in August-September, just before the leaves appear.

The bulbs are packed and labelled separately.

The tubers of the Naples Cyclamen are ideally planted in autumn, in light, well-drained soil enriched with compost. Place them in woodland areas, along paths, or in shaded rockeries, at a rate of 15 bulbs per m², with a spacing of 15 cm between each bulb. If you choose to grow them in pots, make sure to use a mix of compost and sand for good drainage. The white and pink varieties harmonise beautifully, creating a soft mass effect.

For an enchanting autumnal display, combine these cyclamens with Carex oshimensis 'Evergold', whose yellow variegated leaves blend harmoniously with the pastel shades of the cyclamens. Plant three Carex plants per m², around the cyclamens. Add some clumps of Aster divaricatus (4 plants per m²), which bear small star-shaped white flowers in late summer. Place Christmas roses (Helleborus niger) (2 plants per m²) in the background. With their white flowers, these perennials will bring life to the carpet in winter.