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Astroloba rubriflora
Astroloba rubriflora is a small, clumping succulent from the Karoo near Robertson, South Africa, grown for its blue-green rosettes and red flowers. It grows in dappled or full shade under shrubs in the wild and needs sharp drainage and protection from harsh midday sun.
Astroloba rubriflora is a succulent plant found in the mountainous Karoo area around Robertson, South Africa. It is listed as a Vulnerable species on the IUCN global Red List.
It is indigenous to the Robertson Karoo vegetation type - a succulent rich, semi-arid, winter rainfall type of Karoo vegetation of the Western Cape, South Africa, named after the town of Robertson.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Astroloba rubriflora by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
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.
