About Cyclamen balearicum Willk.
Cyclamen balearicum, commonly known as the Majorca cyclamen, Balearic cyclamen, St. Peter's violet, or sowbread, is a perennial plant that grows from a tuber. It is native to shady woodland areas growing among short evergreen trees and shrubs, including holm oak, Kermes oak, and box. This species occurs at elevations up to 1,443 m (4,734 ft) above sea level in the Balearic Islands, and also grows in isolated locations in France, ranging from the Pyrenees to the Rhone valley. Its fragrant flowers bloom in spring, and each flower has five upswept white petals. The leaves are arrowhead-shaped, blue-green, and mottled with silver. They have less sharply defined variegation than the leaves of other cyclamens.
