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Platycarphella

Platycarphella is a small genus of daisy-family plants native to southern Africa, with two species, P. carlinoides and P. parvifolia. They are rarely grown in gardens, so care is mostly drawn from general knowledge of southern African Asteraceae.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply, then let the soil dry out before watering again.
Soil
Free-draining, sandy or gritty soil.
Temperature
Warm to hot conditions; protect from frost.
How easy
Moderate

About

Platycarphella is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It includes two species native to southern Africa.

Platycarphella carlinoides (Oliv. & Hiern) V.A.Funk & H.Rob.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Platycarphella 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.

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