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Phaedranassa tunguraguae

Phaedranassa tunguraguae
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0

Phaedranassa tunguraguae is a bulbous geophyte in the amaryllis family, endemic to montane forest and dry shrubland in central Ecuador. Grow it as a bright, well-drained bulb with a dry rest period, since it is threatened in the wild and rarely cultivated.

Family
Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Water freely while in active growth, then keep nearly dry during the dormant period.
Soil
Free-draining, gritty mix rich in organic matter.
Temperature
12–25 °C; protect below 5 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
C. Ecuador
Climate
wet tropical

About

Phaedranassa tunguraguae is a species of plant that is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Other Phaedranassa plants

Phaedranassa brevifolia · Phaedranassa cinerea · Phaedranassa glauciflora · Phaedranassa schizantha · Phaedranassa viridiflora · Phaedranassa

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Phaedranassa tunguraguae 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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