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Zameioscirpus

Zameioscirpus
Photo: Nicolás Lavandero, CC BY 4.0

Zameioscirpus is a small genus of sedge-family plants native to the high Andes of Peru, Bolivia, Chile and western Argentina, with three known species. It is a wild montane plant rather than a commonly grown garden or houseplant.

Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Adapted to dry, cold Andean conditions; water sparingly and let soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining, mineral-rich soil such as gritty mix or sandy loam.
Temperature
Tolerates cold high-altitude conditions, roughly -5 to 25 °C; protect from heat and humidity.
How easy
Hard

About

Zameioscirpus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae.

It is native to Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Western Argentina.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Zameioscirpus 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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