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Hedbergia decurva is a hemiparasitic shrub of the Orobanchaceae native to high mountains of East Africa, typically above about 2,500 m. It is a montane wildflower rather than a common garden plant, so growing it means mimicking cool, bright mountain conditions and providing a host.
Hedbergia decurva, formerly Bartsia decurva, is a hemiparasitic species of flowering plants in the family Orobanchaceae.
Hedbergia decurva occurs in the high mountains of Ethiopia, eastern Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, above approximately 2,500 m (1.6 mi) where it grows in ericaceous and alpine vegetations.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hedbergia decurva 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.
