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Oscularia compressa is a small, branching, succulent subshrub from the Western Cape of South Africa, grown mainly by collectors and in dry-climate gardens. It needs bright light, sharp drainage and sparing water.
Oscularia compressa is a perennial flowering plant belonging to the genus Oscularia. The species is endemic to the Western Cape.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Oscularia compressa 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.
