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Virotia

Virotia
Photo: naturewatchwidow, CC BY 4.0

Virotia is a genus of six flowering shrub or tree species in the Protea family, endemic to New Caledonia and once classed in Macadamia. Little is documented about growing them in cultivation, so the care fields below are general guidance for a plant of this type.

Family
Proteaceae (Protea family)
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water when the top few centimetres of soil are dry, and keep it lighter in winter.
Soil
Well-drained, slightly acidic potting mix or garden soil.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Virotia is a genus of six species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia with six species that were once placed in Macadamia. Its closest relatives are the Australian Athertonia and the Asian Heliciopsis. The genus is named after Robert Virot, pioneer of ecological studies in New Caledonia and author of a monograph of New Caledonian Proteaceae.

Other Virotia plants

Virotia neurophylla

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Virotia 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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