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Lapeirousia silenoides
Also called Springbok Painted Petals
Lapeirousia silenoides is a small tuberous perennial in the iris family, native to the arid Northern Cape of South Africa. It grows from a corm-like underground storage organ and needs full sun, good drainage and a dry summer rest.
Lapeirousia silenoides is a perennial geophyte belonging to the genus Lapeirousia. The species is endemic to the Northern Cape.
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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.
