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Dysentry Herb

Monsonia emarginata

Also called Monsonia, Rabas Dysentry Herb

Dysentry Herb
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0

Monsonia emarginata is a small annual or occasionally perennial herb from southern Africa, grown mainly in dry, sunny gardens and rockeries. It needs full sun and very well-drained soil, and it dislikes wet roots.

Family
Geraniaceae (Geranium family)
Grows as
Annual
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining, sandy or gritty soil.
Temperature
Mild subtropical conditions; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Monsonia emarginata is a species of plant in the family Geraniaceae native to southern Africa.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Monsonia emarginata 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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