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Accession Data:

Rhodohypoxis baurii (Baker) Nel

  • Common Name: Red Star
  • Family: Hypoxidaceae R.Br.

  • Country of Origin: South Africa
  • Habitat: high altitude regions of Eastern Cape

  • Culture: plenty of water during growing season, well-drained media, divide & repot annually.
  • USDA Zone: 8-10

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199300386
  • Source: RHS
  • Provenance: 
    Royal Horticultural Society distribution
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1993
  • Bench: 2109 - MED:Fynbos A
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 04-04-2023

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: monocots
  • Order: Asparagales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Hypoxidaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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2023
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References (internal):

  • corm

References (external):

data regenerated on Tue, 17 Oct 2023 13:54:44 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Hypoxidaceae

  • Hypoxis villosa
  • Hypoxis wrightii
  • Molineria capitulata
  • Rhodohypoxis baurii
  • Spiloxene canaliculata
W/C = Wild Collected
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= accession added within past 90 days
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