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Zyrphelis decumbens

Zyrphelis decumbens
Photo: Board off Trustees,RGB Kew, CC BY 3.0

Zyrphelis decumbens is a small, sprawling or erect perennial daisy from the Bainskloof Mountains of South Africa's Cape, known from rocky sandstone slopes. Little cultivation information exists, so treat it as a specialist plant needing bright, free-draining conditions.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out between waterings, as it grows on dry rocky slopes.
Soil
Gritty, sandy, very free-draining mix.
Temperature
10–30 °C; protect from frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Zyrphelis decumbens is a species of perennial plant from the Bainskloof Mountains in the Cape Provinces of South Africa.

Where it grows

This species is found growing on rocky sandstone slopes on the Bainskloof Mountains in South Africa.

Other Zyrphelis plants

Cape Asters · Mairia burchellii · Mairia crenata · Multiflower Plumeseed · Table Mountain Plume Aster · Cape Asters

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Zyrphelis decumbens 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.

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