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Ixia dubia
Also called Yellow Ixia
Yellow Kalossie (Ixia dubia) is a small South African bulb from the iris family that grows on granite slopes in the southwestern Cape. It is best kept dry in summer and given sun and good drainage while in growth.
Ixia dubia is an Ixia species found growing in granite slopes from Piketberg to Caldon, South Africa.
Swartland Kalossie · Ixia acaulis · Ixia atrandra · Gold Kalossie · Ixia brunneobractea · Belllflower African cornlily · Capillary Kalossie · Confused Kalossie · Ixia curta · Roggeveld Kalossie · Swaying Kalossie · Ixia fucata
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ixia dubia 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.
