Spring is in the air... The Cyclamen Hill גבעת הרקפות ברמת מנשה photos were taken February 15, 2008 LINK: Cyclamen persicum, sowbread,(Hebrew:Rakefet, רקפת, Arabic: سيكلامين) Cyclamen persicum, Persian Cyclamen, רקפת מצויה Cyclamen persicum, Persian Cyclamen, רקפת מצויה Cyclamen persicum, Persian Cyclamen, רקפת מצויה Cyclamen persicum, Persian Cyclamen, רקפת מצויה Cyclamen persicum, Persian Cyclamen, רקפת מצויה Direction: From Eliakim Junction on the Fureidis-Yokneam road (near Yokneam), take Route 672 southward to Kibbutz Galed. In 1950 a pine forest was planted and a few years later Cyclamen started to grow, flowering end January- begin February.