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Brunsvigia litoralis
Surfers Candelabra is a bulbous geophyte from the coastal plains of South Africa's Eastern and Western Cape, with a large umbel of pink flowers that appear before the leaves. It is grown by enthusiasts and needs a hot, dry dormant period and very free-draining soil.
Brunsvigia litoralis, commonly known as the surfer's candelabra, is a geophyte belonging to the Amaryllidaceae family. The species is endemic to the Eastern Cape and the Western Cape, occurring from the Great Brak River to Gqeberha. The plant grows on the narrow coastal plains and has an area of occurrence of less than 250 km2. The population is declining due to continued development on the coast.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Brunsvigia litoralis 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.
