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Phlebocarya pilosissima

Phlebocarya pilosissima
Photo: possibly E.Pritzel, CC0

Phlebocarya pilosissima is a rhizomatous perennial from the bloodroot family, native to south-western Western Australia, with grass-like hairy leaves and small flower heads. It is a wild Australian native and is not widely cultivated, so growing advice is limited.

Family
Haemodoraceae (Haemodor family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water sparingly once established and let the soil dry between waterings, as it is adapted to seasonal winter rain and dry summers.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or gritty soil, typical of its native habitat.
Temperature
Mild to warm conditions; protect from frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
WSW. Western Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Phlebocarya pilosissima is a plant in the Haemodoraceae family,

native to Western Australia.

Other Phlebocarya plants

Phlebocarya ciliata · Phlebocarya filifolia · Phlebocarya

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Phlebocarya pilosissima 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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