It is native to southern Greece and Crete,[1] and is prized for its variable leaf forms, which include some of the most striking of any cyclamen.

Cyclamen graecum is native to a wide variety of areas up to 1,200 m (3,900 ft) elevation in southern mainland Greece, the Peloponnese, Aegean Islands, and Crete.

[1] The tuber is corky, with a thick, strong, fleshy anchor, and roots sprouting from the center of the bottom.

[citation needed] The flowers bloom in autumn, with five petals which are white or pink with a darker blotch at the nose.

is now elevated to a separate species, Cyclamen maritimum Hildebr., native to the eastern Aegean Islands (including Rhodes), southwestern and southern Turkey, and northern Cyprus.