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Rhodohypoxis are long-lived bulbous plants originating from the Drakensberg mountains of South Africa.
In their natural habitat these plants like an acid to neutral soil, which is wet in the flowering season and relatively dry in winter.
Their long flowering season and colour range, make them excellent subjects for containers or a rock garden.
Although quite hardy, they dislike the wet and cold of the UK winter months, so it is advantageous to pot them up after flowering and give them the protection of a cold greenhouse or cold frame until the following spring.
Week 13; Every two to three years and if conditions allow divide the clumps.
alternatively divide around week 39.
Apply a top dressing of a mixture of leaf mould, coarse sand and lime free loam with a little added bonemeal prior to re-planting.
Week 35; Plant out corms 50mm (2") deep in a sunny spot, in peaty soil with added sand and grit for drainage.
Keep them weed free and well watered during the growing season.
Sow fresh seed as it becomes available and / or prick out self-sown seedlings.
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