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Syringodea longituba
Syringodea longituba is a tuberous perennial geophyte from the Iris family, native to the Northern and Western Cape of South Africa. It grows from a corm-like underground storage organ and is best kept as a bulb-style plant in well-drained conditions that mimic its dry winters and wet springs.
Syringodea longituba is a perennial flowering plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Syringodea and is part of the fynbos and Succulent Karoo. The species is endemic to the Northern Cape and the Western Cape. The plant occurs from the Bokkeveldberge and Hantam Karoo southwards to Malmesbury and Riversdale. The plant is threatened by crop cultivation on the Roggevelde Scarp and lowlands in the Western Cape.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Syringodea longituba 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.
