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Loewia tanaensis

Loewia tanaensis
Photo: Paigehenning, CC BY-SA 4.0

Loewia tanaensis is a small subshrub from the dry tropics of Kenya, grown mainly as a botanical curiosity rather than a common garden plant. It needs warm, dry conditions with good drainage, like other seasonally dry tropical species.

Family
Turneraceae (Turner family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly, letting the soil dry fully between waterings, and reduce further in the cooler, drier season.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or gritty mix.
Temperature
18–35 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Kenya
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Loewia tanaensis is a subshrub with yellow/orange flowers. It is native to the dry tropics of Kenya. It is believed to be distylous.

Other Loewia plants

Loewia glutinosa · Loewia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Loewia tanaensis 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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