Is Cyclamen deer resistant?
Cyclamen sp.
Plant typePerennialHardinessZones 5–9, genus rangeLightFull shade to part shade
MaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
Toxic to cats and dogs if eaten
About Cyclamen
The hardy species are quite different from the florist pot plant, flowering in autumn or late winter with beautifully marbled leaves. Plant the tubers shallow and let them settle.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 6.5 to 7.5
- Drainage
- Sharp, gritty. Will rot in wet soil
- Water
- Low
- Spacing
- 6 to 8 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
Similar to Cyclamen
Other perennials with the same deer rating.
- African LilyAgapanthus sp.Zones 8–11, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- AsparagusAsparagus officinalisZones 2–9Seldom damaged
- AsterAster sp.Zones 3–8, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- AstilbeAstilbe x arendsiiZones 3–8Seldom damaged
- Baby's BreathGypsophila sp.Zones 3–9, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- BastardsageEriogonum wrightiiZones 5–10Seldom damaged
Where Cyclamen grows
Hardy across most of these 50 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Cyclamen
- Is Cyclamen deer resistant?
- Cyclamen (Cyclamen sp.) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Cyclamen grow in?
- Cyclamen is hardy in USDA zones 5 to 9. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat. That is the range across the genus, so a named species or cultivar may be narrower.
- Does Cyclamen grow in shade?
- Yes. Cyclamen tolerates full shade to part shade, which makes it one of the options for a shaded bed where deer also browse.
- Is Cyclamen toxic to dogs or cats?
- Yes. The ASPCA lists Cyclamen as toxic to dogs, cats, and horses. Site it away from where animals graze, or choose something else if you have a dog that chews.