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Bongardia is a very small genus of tuberous herbaceous plants in the barberry family, with only two known species, one from North Africa to the Middle East and one from Pakistan. It is rare in cultivation and grows best in sandy, well-drained soil in full sun with a dry summer rest.
Bongardia is a very small genus of plants belonging to the family Berberidaceae, and first described in 1831. There are only two known species, Bongardia chrysogonum C.A.Mey., native to North Africa, Greece, and the Middle East and B. margalla R.R.Stewart ex Qureshi & Chaudhri, native to Pakistan.
The genus was monotypic until 1996, when the Pakistani populations were recognised by Govaerts as belonging to a second, distinct species.
The plants grow well in sandy, well-drained soil in full sun. A porous soil and year-round protection from excessive moisture with a period of hot summer drought are required for them to thrive. They are propagated from seed.
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