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Bokkeveld Kukumakranka

Gethyllis campanulata

Bokkeveld Kukumakranka is a small bulbous perennial from the arid Succulent Karoo and fynbos of the Western and Northern Cape, South Africa. It is grown mainly by enthusiasts of South African bulbs and needs a dry summer rest and full sun in winter.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Succulent, Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly during the growing season in autumn and winter, and keep it completely dry while dormant in summer.
Soil
Very free-draining sandy or gritty mix.
Temperature
10–30 °C; tolerates light frost but protect from hard freezes.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
W. Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Gethyllis campanulata is a perennial geophyte belonging to the genus Gethyllis and is part of the fynbos and the Succulent Karoo. The species is endemic to the Northern Cape and the Western Cape. It occurs from Nieuwoudtville and the Roggeveld Mountains to Worcester and Touws River.

Other Gethyllis plants

Gethyllis afra · Gethyllis barkerae · Sandveld Kukumakranka · Gethyllis cavidens · Common Kukumakranka · Gethyllis fimbriatula · Shavingbrush Kukumakranka · Gethyllis gregoriana · Gethyllis hallii · Gethyllis heinzeana · Peninsula Kukumakranka · Woolly Kukumakranka

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gethyllis campanulata 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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