Mammoth Neon Pink Florist Cyclamen

Mammoth Neon Pink Florist Cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum 'Mammoth Neon Pink') is a large, sturdy flowering tuber, about 60cm tall and wide, with big silky flowers in a cool mid pink, closer to musk pink than to hot pink. The blooms ride strong stems above silver patterned heart shaped leaves through the cooler months, and the colour sits easily in a lounge room or on a shaded verandah.

Why you'll love it

• A cool mid pink. Neon Pink is a cool, musk toned pink rather than a hot one, which blends easily with most interiors and plantings.
• Big, sturdy plants. At about 60cm tall and wide, roughly twice a wild cyclamen, one plant can fill a pot on its own.
• Large silky blooms. The flowers are bigger than on standard florist cyclamen, clustered toward the centre on strong stems.
• Patterned leaves. Silver marked, heart shaped dark green leaves add interest before and after the flowers.
• Happy in shade. Bright dappled light or part shade is all it needs, where other flowers sulk.

Where it works best

Bright rooms and entries. Give it a bright spot without hot direct sun, away from heaters, and the flowers keep coming.

Verandah and courtyard pots. A 30cm pot with one plant suits a covered verandah or shaded courtyard, on a table or stand where the flowers sit at eye level.

Front of a shady border. In frost free gardens, plant 60cm apart in dappled shade so the clumps just touch, with the top of each tuber above the soil.

Growing Mammoth Neon Pink Florist Cyclamen in Australia

Position and climate. Give it filtered light or part shade in a sheltered position, and bring it in or cover it if the temperature heads below about 5C or frost threatens. Mild coastal and subtropical gardens can grow it outdoors through winter. It is a cool season plant, so shelter it from hot afternoon sun.

Soil. Drainage matters most. Pot it in a free draining mix, or plant into loose, compost enriched soil, and keep the top of the tuber above the surface as it sits in the tube. A buried tuber stays wet and rots.

Water and feed. Water lightly but regularly, preferably into the saucer or at the pot rim, and tip away what is left after half an hour. During the flowering season, feed fortnightly with a liquid fertiliser made for flowering plants.

Pruning. Beyond removing spent flowers and tired leaves at the base, no cutting back is needed. After flowering the plant rests, usually through summer, so water sparingly until fresh leaves appear.

What to expect when it arrives

Mammoth Neon Pink Florist Cyclamen comes as tube stock, a young plant in an 80mm deep tube that establishes quickly. Plants travel upright and settle in within a few weeks of potting. Cyclamen flower in the cooler months, so a summer arrival makes leaf first, and it needs a season to build towards its 60cm size.

Plants are delivered Australia wide, with delivery from $29.95. Every plant is covered by our 30 day healthy plant guarantee.

Plant care guides and related reading

• Shop the cyclamen collection
• Flowering plants for indoors
• Plants for pots
• Shade gardening in Australia, what to plant where

Common questions

Is it safe for pets and children?

No. The tuber is poisonous if eaten, so keep the plant away from dogs, cats and small children, and place pots out of reach.

How big does it get?

About 60cm tall and wide in full flower, roughly twice the size of a wild cyclamen. Give it a pot at least 30cm wide, or about 60cm of space in a border.

How do I get it to flower again next year?

Let it rest through its dormant period, usually summer, then restart watering when new leaves appear in autumn. Repot into fresh mix with the tuber top above the soil, and resume fortnightly feeding once it flowers.