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This underappreciated holiday flower has upside-down blooms

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If I asked you to name a holiday flower, my guess is poinsettia, amaryllis or paperwhite would be the first to come to mind. But there’s another, underused seasonal plant that deserves attention.

Allow me to introduce you to cyclamen.

There are roughly two dozen species of the perennial plants, some with rounded leaves and others with heart-, kidney- or ivy-shaped foliage. Some boast white or silver marbling or speckles on their leaves.

White cyclamen plants bloom in Glen Head, N.Y. on Nov. 29, 2025. (Jessica Damiano via AP)
White cyclamen plants bloom in Glen Head, N.Y. on Nov. 29, 2025. (Jessica Damiano via AP)

But their flowers are the main attraction.