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Narrow Leaved Biarum

Biarum tenuifolium

Narrow Leaved Biarum
Photo: od0man, CC BY-SA 2.0

Biarum tenuifolium is a small tuberous geophyte in the arum family, native to the Mediterranean region, that grows from an underground corm and is a seasonal plant rather than a constant foliage houseplant. Keep it dry while dormant and give it a free-draining, sunny to lightly shaded spot in its growing season.

Family
Araceae (Arum family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water sparingly during the growing season and keep completely dry while dormant in summer.
Soil
Free-draining gritty or sandy soil, such as a mix with added grit or perlite.
Temperature
Mild conditions suited to Mediterranean climates; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Medit.
Climate
subtropical

About

Biarum tenuifolium is a cormous flowering plant species in the family Araceae.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Biarum tenuifolium 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.

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