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Urceolina candida

Eucharis candida

Urceolina candida
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain

Urceolina candida is a bulb-forming plant from the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, grown for its drooping, fragrant white flowers. It needs a warm, bright spot and a rest period after flowering to bloom well.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water freely while in growth, then keep barely moist during the dormant rest period.
Soil
Free-draining bulb mix, such as peat-free potting compost with added grit.
Temperature
18–26 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Urceolina candida is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae. It is native to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru but cultivated as an ornamental in many other regions.

This plant is a bulb-forming her with broadly lanceolate to elliptical leaves, pleated lengthwise. Flowers are drooping, borne in umbels. Tepals are white, egg-shaped, and curl backwards to reveal the yellow anthers.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Urceolina candida 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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