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Watsonia hysterantha
Also called Saldanha Watsonia
Autumn watsonia is a South African corm-forming (bulbous) plant from the Iris family, native to the fynbos of the Western Cape around Saldanha and Langebaan. It grows best in full sun with well-drained soil and a dry summer rest period, as is typical of Cape bulbs.
Watsonia hysterantha the Saldanha watsonia and autumn watsonia, is a plant belonging to the genus Watsonia and is part of the fynbos. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs from Saldanha to Langebaan. The plant is threatened by urban and industrial development.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Watsonia hysterantha 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.
