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Harperocallis neblinae

Harperocallis neblinae
Photo: Reflora Team, CC0

Harperocallis neblinae is a rare, wild perennial herb from the high cloud forests of Cerro de la Neblina in Venezuela, grown only by specialist collectors rather than as a common garden plant. It is a species of the family Tofieldiaceae and is known from very few sites.

Family
Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldi family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Keep the compost evenly moist during the growing season and reduce watering in the dry period.
Soil
Free-draining, humus-rich, acidic mix such as peat-based compost with added grit.
Temperature
15–24 °C; protect below 8 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
Venezuela (Cerro de la Neblina)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Harperocallis neblinae is a species of flowering plant in the family Tofieldiaceae. It is endemic to, and named after, Cerro de la Neblina, Venezuela.

H. neblinae is 50–100 centimetres (1.6–3.3 ft) tall, and has white to greenish-yellow tepals. The species was described in 2010, and was moved to its current genus in 2013.

Where it grows

Harperocallis neblinae is native to the wet tropical biome of Venezuela, and is endemic to Cerro de la Neblina. The species is found at elevations of 1,700–2,100 metres (5,600–6,900 ft).

Other Harperocallis plants

Harperocallis duidae · Harperocallis falcata · Harper's beauty · Harperocallis longiflora · Harperocallis paniculata · Harperocallis penduliflora · Harperocallis robustior · Harperocallis schomburgkiana · Harperocallis sessiliflora · Harperocallis sipapoensis · Harperocallis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Harperocallis neblinae 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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