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Babiana rubella
Also called Kotzesrus Bobbejaantjie
Babiana rubella is a small, hairy-leaved perennial geophyte from the Iris family, native to sandy coastal areas of Namaqualand in South Africa. It grows from a corm and is best kept as a bulb in a sunny, well-drained spot.
Babiana rubella is a perennial plant species of 10–12 cm (3.9–4.7 in) high assigned to the Iridaceae-family. It has pink flowers and ovate or oblong leaf blades that are at an angle to the leaf sheaths. It grows on the coast of Namaqualand opposite Hondeklip Bay.
Babiana rubella can be found in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, where it grows in sandveld near Kotzesrus. Here it has an area of occurrence of 150 km2 and there are two subpopulations. The total population is estimated at less than 1000 plants. The species has lost its habitat to crop cultivation.
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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.
