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Eastern Capecrocus

Syringodea bifucata

Eastern Capecrocus
Photo: Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0

Eastern Capecrocus is a small tuberous perennial geophyte from South Africa's Iris family, native to the Eastern Cape, Gauteng and the Free State. Grow it from corms in free-draining soil with a dry rest period.

Family
Iridaceae (Iris family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water moderately during active growth and keep almost dry while dormant.
Soil
Well-drained sandy or loamy soil.
Temperature
Tolerates cool winters and warm summers; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
S. Gauteng to S. & E. Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Syringodea bifucata is a perennial flowering plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Syringodea. The species is endemic to the Eastern Cape, Gauteng and the Free State.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Syringodea bifucata 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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