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Tritonia pallida subsp. tayloriae

Tritonia pallida subsp. tayloriae is a perennial corm-forming subspecies in the iris family, native to fynbos and renosterveld in South Africa's Western Cape. It is a wild, threatened plant rather than a common garden subject, and it needs the dry, well-drained, sunny conditions of its native habitat.

Family
Iridaceae (Iris family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water lightly during active growth in the cooler months and keep almost dry during summer dormancy.
Soil
Sandy, gritty, very well-drained soil.
Temperature
Tolerates cool winters and warm dry summers; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Hard

About

Tritonia pallida subsp. tayloriae is a perennial flowering plant belonging to the genus Tritonia and is part of the fynbos and renosterveld. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs between Montagu to Ladismith and from Caledon to Riversdale. The species has lost its habitat to the planting of vineyards and orchards and is currently threatened by invasive alien plants.

Other Tritonia plants

Tritonia atrorubens · Bakers Triton · Pink Kleinkaroo Triton · Tritonia bakeri · Cedarberg Triton · Gold Triton · Longtube Triton · Montbretia · Tritonia delpierrei · Blotch Triton · No Blotch Triton · Dutch footprints

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tritonia pallida subsp. tayloriae 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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