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Cyanella ramosissima is a small perennial geophyte from the arid northwest of South Africa and southern Namibia, grown mainly by specialist bulb collectors. It is adapted to dry, rocky ground and needs a dry dormant period and very sharp drainage.
Cyanella ramosissima is a perennial flowering plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Cyanella. The plant is native to Namibia and the Northern Cape. It occurs from the central Richtersveld and extends northwards to the mountain range just south of Aus in southern Namibia. Six subpopulations are known and the plant is threatened by overgrazing and trampling by livestock.
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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.
