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Gagea soleirolii

Gagea soleirolii is a small bulbous geophyte from southwestern Europe in the lily family, grown mainly as a rock garden or woodland ground cover. It needs well-drained soil and a dormant summer, and it is best planted as bulbs in autumn.

Family
Liliaceae (Lily family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Part shade, Full sun
Water
Water moderately while in active growth in spring, and keep nearly dry during summer dormancy.
Soil
Free-draining, gritty or sandy soil, or a rock garden mix.
Temperature
Hardy to about -10 °C; grows well in cool temperate conditions.
How easy
Easy
Native range
SW. Europe
Climate
temperate

About

Gagea soleirolii is a European flowering plant of the lily family. It is native to Spain (including the Balearic Islands), France (including Corsica), Portugal and Sardinia.

Other Gagea plants

Gagea alberti · Altai Star Of Bethlehem · Blunt-flowered Gagea · Antakya Gagea · Early Star Of Bethlehem · Gagea bulbifera · Gagea chinensis · Golden Gagea · Gagea daqingshanensis · Gagea divaricata · Gagea dubia · Gagea fedtschenkoana

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gagea soleirolii 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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