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Geissorhiza splendidissima
Also called Bokkeveld Pride, Splendid Satin
Blue pride-of-Nieuwoudtville is a small South African bulbous geophyte (corm-forming) with glossy dark blue flowers, native to damp clay flats around Nieuwoudtville. Grow it as a bulb in a cool, sunny spot with winter-wet, summer-dry conditions.
Geissorhiza splendidissima, the blue pride-of-Nieuwoudtville, is a plant species of geophyte in the family Iridaceae. It is endemic to Nieuwoudtville in the Northern Cape of South Africa. It is also called the Bokkeveld pride and splendid satin.
Geissorhiza splendidissima is found in damp areas of stony clay flats in Renosterveld vegetation on the Kouebokkeveld Mountains around Nieuwoudtville.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Geissorhiza splendidissima 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.
