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Common Namiblily

Namaquanula bruce-bayeri

Common Namiblily
Photo: Nick Helme, CC BY-SA 4.0

Namaquanula bruce-bayeri is a rare bulbous geophyte from the arid Richtersveld region of southwestern Namibia and the Northern Cape, South Africa. It is grown mainly by specialist collectors, and the key to growing it is a dry, sunny, well-drained spot with a strict summer dormancy.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly during the active growing season and keep it nearly dry while dormant.
Soil
Very free-draining sandy or gritty mix with some grit or gravel
Temperature
Hot, arid conditions suited to desert plants; protect from frost (likely below 0 °C)
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SW. Namibia to NW. Cape Prov.
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Namaquanula bruce-bayeri, commonly known as the common Namiblily, is a rare bulbous plant belonging to the family Amaryllidaceae. It is native to the arid regions of southwestern Namibia and the Northern Cape province of South Africa, particularly within the Richtersveld.

Other Namaquanula plants

Landsberg Namiblily · Namib Lilies

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Namaquanula bruce-bayeri 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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