Cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum) is a petite flowering plant that has sweet-scented, small blooms on long stems that stretch up above the foliage. It is a tuberous perennial, meaning it dies down to ...

Whenever I see cyclamen at a florist’s shop around this season, a gentle melody starts playing in the back of my ears. Titled "Shikuramen no Kahori" (Fragrance of cyclamen), it was a 1975 hit ...