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Frankenia capitata is a low, woody subshrub from the Canary Islands, Madeira and the Salvage Islands, grown in dry, sunny, free-draining conditions. The key to growing it is full sun and sharp drainage, since it tolerates salt and drought but not wet feet.
Frankenia capitata is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to southern Macaronesia (the Canary Islands, Madeira and the Salvage Islands).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Frankenia capitata 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.
