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Bowiea gariepensis

 
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Family: Hyacinthaceae
Genus: Bowiea (BOW-we-a) (Info)
Species: gariepensis (gar-ee-ep-EN-sis) (Info)

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Cactus and Succulents

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Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping
Suitable for growing in containers

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Neutral palmbob On Dec 27, 2008, palmbob from Tarzana, CA (Zone 9b) wrote:

I have recently acquired a few of these and will update more on their cultivation as I learn it. One difference between this and B volubilis is this one has more rubbery, somewhat thicker greenery and the 'branches' are much shorter and blunted (only seem to grow about 1"-2" off the center vine), without the twisty vine-like endings of B volubilis. I got mine as mail order plants and the bulb was somewhat soft, which I takes as a sign of dehydration, nothing more (I hope...)- at least this is how Bowiea volubilis becomes when it's not watered for some time.



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