Cyclamen hederifolium is an autumnal coda in the woodland garden. It appears long after most shade tolerant plants have flowered even where the shade is deep and dry.
 The stalks unfurl from round-ish coums that sit half in the soil, half out. These coums can grow to the size of small plates eventually with a thick, woody hardness. The pink and white flowers seem almost luminous if any rays of light shine down on them through the trees.
 It's sometimes called the Ivy-leaved Cyclamen because the variegated leaves do indeed resemble a dainty ivy leaf.
 Perhaps dainty is not quite the right word because this is a tough plant that flourishes in conditions that few plants can cope with. And it multiples quite happily (the seeds are spread by ants I believe). I imagine a former resident here must have planted a few and they now form quite a substantial colony towards the back of the garden.