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Cephalorhizum

Cephalorhizum
Photo: Arkadiusz Nowak, Marcin Nobis, Sylwia Nowak, Agnieszka Nobis, Anna Wróbel, Sebastian Świerszcz, Ewelina Klichowska, Iwon, CC BY 4.0

Cephalorhizum is a small genus of perennial herbs in the sea lavender family (Plumbaginaceae) from Central Asia and Afghanistan. These are desert and steppe plants of little horticultural use, so care is mainly about dry, open, sunny conditions.

Family
Plumbaginaceae (Plumbagin family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out fully between waterings; avoid wet roots.
Soil
Very well-drained, gritty or sandy mineral soil.
Temperature
Tolerates cold winters and hot dry summers typical of Central Asian deserts; protect from prolonged wet cold.
How easy
Hard

About

Cephalorhizum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plumbaginaceae.

Its native range is Central Asia and Afghanistan.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cephalorhizum 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.

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