Cyclamen graecum

801_7980 [Cyclame graecum]

 

Cyclamen graecum is well known, widely loved and needs no introduction.

However,

I'm sure you wouldn't object to my mentioning, in short, a few basic facts:

It is a perennial flowering plant that blooms in Autumn

and grows in a wide variety of habitats at elevations up to 1,300 m

in southern mainland Greece and the Peloponnese.

Its flowers slightly vary in tint and shape

but its toothed, heart-shaped leaves make it readily distinguishable

from other Cyclamen species.

 

 

302_9548 [Cyclamen graecum]

 

 

 Both pictures were taken on Mt. Hymittos.