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Drimia haworthioides

Drimia haworthioides
Photo: JonTheSucculentDude, CC BY-SA 4.0

Drimia haworthioides is a small bulbous geophyte from the southwestern and southern Cape of South Africa, grown mainly by enthusiasts of South African bulbs. Keep it dry while dormant and give it bright light and good drainage during its growing season.

Family
Asparagaceae (Asparagus family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun, Bright indirect
Water
Water sparingly during the growing season and keep almost dry while dormant in summer.
Soil
Free-draining gritty mix, such as sand, grit and loam.
Temperature
10–30 °C; protect from frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SW. & S. Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Drimia haworthioides is a species of Drimia native to South Africa.

Other Drimia plants

Maerman Squill · Satin Squill · Collar Squill · Indian Squill · Sea Squill · Itchy Squill · Drimia nagarjunae · Drimia namibensis · Drimia pancration · Flat Squill · Drimia secunda · Indian Squill

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Drimia haworthioides 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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