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Drimiopsis

Drimiopsis
Photo: Gerry Roe, CC BY-SA 2.0

Drimiopsis is a genus of small African bulbous perennials, commonly grown as houseplants for their mottled or spotted leaves. The key to growing them is bright light without scorching sun and careful watering that lets the soil dry between waterings.

Family
Asparagaceae (Asparagus family)
Grows as
Bulb, Perennial
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Water moderately during the growing season and let the top of the soil dry out between waterings; reduce sharply when dormant.
Soil
Well-draining potting mix with added perlite or grit.
Temperature
18–29 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Easy

About

Drimiopsis is a genus of African bulbous perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae, native to sub-Saharan Africa. Sometimes species are placed under the genus Ledebouria.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Drimiopsis 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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