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Ixia capillaris
Ixia capillaris is a small, slender, bulbous perennial from South Africa's Western Cape, growing in fynbos and renosterveld. It needs a dry summer rest and sun to thrive in cultivation.
Ixia capillaris is a perennial flowering plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Ixia and is part of the fynbos and renosterveld. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs from Piketberg and the Koue Bokkeveld to Bot River and Riversdale. The species has lost more than 60% of its habitat to crop cultivation: vineyards, orchards and grain.
Swartland Kalossie · Ixia acaulis · Ixia atrandra · Gold Kalossie · Ixia brunneobractea · Belllflower African cornlily · Confused Kalossie · Ixia curta · Roggeveld Kalossie · Yellow Kalossie · Swaying Kalossie · Ixia fucata
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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.
