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Cortiella

Cortiella is a small genus of Apiaceae (carrot family) plants native to the Himalaya and Tibet. These are alpine plants of cold, high-altitude habitats, rarely grown in gardens, so the key to growing them is cool conditions and sharp drainage.

Family
Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water when the top of the soil is dry; avoid soggy ground in cool weather.
Soil
Gritty, free-draining mix with added grit or stone.
Temperature
5–20 °C; protect from prolonged heat above 25 °C
How easy
Hard

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Cortiella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.

Its native range is Tibet, Himalaya.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cortiella 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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