The cyclamen that  we find in the commerce and the nurseries during  fall and winter are generally  Persian cyclamen or Cyclamen persicum. This name is a little bit  confusing  about the origin of this plant. No species of cyclamen grow naturally in Persia which is now Iran. In its natural habitat, the cyclamen are found in  high  rocky hills, shrublands and woodlands  of Greece, Israel, Syria, Tunisia, Algeria and Turkey. The flowers  of the Persian cyclamen are available  in  red, purple, pink, salmon and white. The cyclamen is a tuberous plant that blooms in the fall and winter. The resting period is during  spring and summer.