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Hypoxidaceae FAMILY

Hypoxis hemerocallidea

Hypoxis hemerocallidea

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitPerennial
Growth—

Hypoxis species are generally not very cold tolerant plants and most species are badly damaged or killed by even light frosts. The majority of the S. African species come from summer rainfall areas with litle or no winter rain, and most species will usually grow well in a Mediterranean type of climate with little or no frost[1]. Species in this genus generally require a light, freely draining soil and a position in full sun or light shade[1]. Hypoxis species greatly resent root disturbance, plants should be placed in their permanent positions as soon as possible and left undisturbed for as long as possible[1].

Propagation

Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe[2]. Division. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Hypoxis+hemerocallidea>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
  2. [2]PlantZAfrica.com — http://www.plantzafrica.com ↩︎An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants.
  3. [3]Flora Zambesiaca — http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html ↩︎An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.
  4. [4]A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province Volume 1-3 — Bredenkamp C.L. · South African National Biodiversity Institute; Pretoria · 2019 · ISBN 978-1-928224-28-0 ↩︎
  5. [5]The genus Hypoxis L. (Hypoxidaceae) in the East Tropical Africa: variability, distribution and conservation status — Wiland-Szymańska J. · 2009 · http://10.2478/v10119-009-0011-5 ↩︎
  6. [6]African Potato (Hypoxis Spp): Diversity and Comparison of the Phytochemical Profiles and Cytotoxicity Evaluation of — Zimudzi C. · 2014 · http://10.7324/JAPS.2014.40414 · ISBN 2231-3354 ↩︎
  7. [7]Diversity and Conservation Through Cultivation of Hypoxis in Africa - A Case Study of Hypoxis hemerocallidea — Mofokeng M.M. et al · 2020 · http://10.3390/d12040122 ↩︎
  8. [8]Traditional herbal remedies used by women in a rural community in northern Maputaland (South Africa) for the treatme — H. de Wet & S.C. Ngubane · 2014 · http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2014.06.009 ↩︎
  9. [9]CosIng — http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/ ↩︎CosIng is the European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients.