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Chironia arenaria
Sandveld Chiron is a small South African subshrub from the gentian family that grows in sandy coastal and lowland areas of the Western and Northern Cape. It is best grown in full sun with excellent drainage and minimal water.
Chironia arenaria is a species of flowering plant in the family Gentianaceae. The species is endemic to South Africa and occurs in the Northern Cape and the Western Cape.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chironia arenaria 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.
