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Schizocarphus was created when Scilla fell apart (modern DNA investigations showed that the genus
was made up of several different more or less unrelated groups). This is a species from the southern half of Africa
and I am guessing that my plant originated as seed from South Africa. It has withstood significant cold spells in the winter
without damage. In recent years the bulb has divided and been slow to recover its size. I now have it growing in a tub outside and am waiting to see how it responds. PlantZAfrica says: "Schizocarphus nervosus is a small geophyte, growing up to 400 mm high and forming rounded clumps. Its underground bulb is ± 100 mm in diameter and covered with coarse bulb scales. The leaves are erect, leathery, bright green, seldom twisted and appear at the same time as the flowers. This is a summer growing species. The flowering stem is erect or lax, with a spike of white or creamy yellow flowers. Schizocarphus nervosus flowers from September to February. Schizocarphus nervosus occurs naturally in grassland and bushveld, often found on mountain slopes. In southern Africa it occurs in the Eastern and Northern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Mpumalanga, Swaziland, Limpopo Province, Gauteng, North West, Botswana and Namibia. It is also found in Angola, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. |
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