Cyclamen sp.

I'm suspicious this is either Cyclamen persicum or a hybrid. What caught my eye is the flower stems fall over, but the petals still spread upward.

Hey, there's a "Cyclamen society"!
From http://www.cyclamen.org/indexCS.html » “Cyclamen are a genus of plants containing 23 species, which are part of the family of Primulaceae, the Primrose family. … They are tuberous plants and have no obvious affinity with Primroses, although they do resemble the North American Dodecatheon in having reflexed petals. … Their habitats range from Fagus (Beech) woodland, through scrub and rocky areas, to alpine meadows where they flower in snow meltwater. … The genus is notable for the fact that although it is small, there are species which flower in every month of the year.” Now *that's* kind of amazing!

From Missouri Botanical Garden, http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=285595&isprofile=0& » “C. persicum is native to the eastern Mediterranean. Species flowers are rose-pink to lavender-white or white. Florist’s cyclamen are frost-tender hybrids derived from C. persicum. They feature clumps of long-stalked basal dark green leaves often variegated with silver blotching or veining. Solitary flowers with twisted and reflexed petals bloom from winter to spring atop leafless stems rising 6-9" tall.”

Genus page at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Cyclamen&rank=genus

Photo taken at SIUC Plant Biology Greenhouse, http://www.plantbiology.siu.edu/facilities/plant-biology-facilities/greenhouse/index.php

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