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Rhyssolobium

Rhyssolobium is a small genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family (Apocynaceae) with a single known species, Rhyssolobium dumosum, native to South Africa. It is rarely grown, so care advice below draws on general succulent and dry-climate shrub practice.

Family
Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly during the growing season and let the soil dry out fully between waterings; keep nearly dry in winter.
Soil
Free-draining, gritty mix such as cactus or succulent compost with added sand or grit.
Temperature
15–30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate

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Rhyssolobium is a genus of flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1838. It contains only one known species, Rhyssolobium dumosum, endemic to South Africa.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rhyssolobium 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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