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Strumaria aestivalis
Hantam Snowflake is a small bulbous perennial from South Africa's arid Northern Cape, grown mainly by bulb enthusiasts. Its key to success is a dry summer rest and a gritty, fast-draining soil, since it is native to a region with little summer rain.
Strumaria aestivalis is a perennial flowering plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Strumaria. The species is endemic to the Northern Cape and occurs at Loeriesfontein. It has a range of 625 km2 and there are three subpopulations. The plant is threatened by uncontrolled flower collectors.
Strumaria argillicola · Desert Snowflake · Gariep Snowflake · Strandveld Snowflake · Strumaria discifera · Pearl Snowflake · Strumaria hardyana · Strumaria karooica · Strumaria karoopoortensis · Sand Snowflake · Strumaria luteoloba · Strumaria massoniella
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Strumaria aestivalis 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.
