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Ammocharis coranica
Also called Ground Lily
Ammocharis coranica, the Karoo lily or sore-eye flower, is a bulbous geophyte from southern Africa that grows from a large bulb and flowers after rain. Grow it as a warm, dry-season bulb in full sun with a long rest from water.
Ammocharis coranica, commonly known as the Karoo lily or sore-eye flower, is a flowering plant and geophyte that belongs to the family Amaryllidaceae and is native to South Africa where it occurs in all the provinces. It is also native to Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia and Zimbabwe.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
