Xyris — 3 species
Botanical species in the genus Xyris recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Medicinal
Xyris caroliniana
Xyris caroliniana
Family: Xyridaceae
Cultivation
We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors at least in the milder areas of the country. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus. Succeeds in damp borders and the bog garden, requiring a moist humus-rich soil in sun or semi-shade.
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Medicinal
Xyris jupicai
Xyris jupicai
Family: Xyridaceae
Cultivation
A plant of mainly low elevations, being found from the temperate zone through to the hot tropics. The plant is a weed within its native range, though we have seen no reports of it becoming a weed outside this range.
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