Hypoxidaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Hypoxis longifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitPerennial

Growth—

Hypoxis longifolia is found mainly near the coast of eastern S. Africa, extending inland to elevations of up to 700 metres. The climate is subtropical, with little or no frost near the coast and a rainfall of up to 1,000mm falling mainly in the summer with some all year round. Further inland, and at higher elevations, frosts become more frequent, with less rainfall and dry winters^[1]. Species in this genus generally require a light, freely draining soil and a position in full sun or light shade^[2]. Hypoxis species greatly resent root disturbance, plants should be placed in their permanent positions as soon as possible and left ndisturbed for as long as possible^[2].

Propagation

Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe^[3]. Division. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Hypoxis+longifolia>

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References

[1]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 ↩︎
[2]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.
[3]PlantZAfrica.com — http://www.plantzafrica.com ↩︎An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants.
[4]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 ↩︎
[5]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 ↩︎