Cyclamen

An expectant mother would avoid cyclamen, stepping over it being an ominous sign.

The root of the cyclamen, sowbread, was used in ancient times as an ingredient in love potions.

An interesting cyclamen was also found here with dark rounded unmarbled leaves, but unfortunately without flowers […]

Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind.