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Gerrardanthus lobatus is a climbing cucurbit grown from a large underground caudex that goes dormant in dry seasons. Keep it dry while resting and give it good light and a free-draining mix while growing.
Gerrardanthus lobatus is a species of plant native to eastern and southern Africa. It is a popular pot plant that grows in deciduous bushland, woodland, wooded grassland in rocky places, and also in hygrophilous and riverine forests and clearings.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gerrardanthus lobatus 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.
