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Chondrilla ambigua

Chondrilla ambigua is a perennial wild species of the daisy family from central Asia, growing to 40 to 100 cm with a broom-like form. It thrives in sandy dunes and gravelly ground, so it needs open, free-draining conditions and little water.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly; let the soil dry out fully between waterings and avoid wet roots.
Soil
Very sandy or gravelly, free-draining mix.
Temperature
Tolerates hot, dry summers and cold winters typical of its native steppe and desert range; protect from prolonged waterlogging.
How easy
Hard
Native range
S. European Russia to Xinjiang
Climate
temperate

About

Chondrilla ambigua is a species of perennial plant endemic to Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, China, and Uzbekistan. It thrives in sand dunes and gravel.

Chondrilla ambigua typically grows to a height of 40–100 cm. The species has a broomlike appearance with narrowly linear leaves and is sometimes woody.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chondrilla ambigua 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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