10 Geissorhiza barkerae Seeds - Indigenous South African Native Perennial Bulb Seeds from Africa

Geissorhiza barkerae Seeds

Geissorhiza is a large genus, 84 species, of small to medium corm bearing plants in the Iridaceae family found in the winter rainfall region of the south and west coasts of southern Africa. Many of them make very handsome container plants and benefit from extra water during growth. The name Geissorhiza is derived from the Greek words geisson and rhiza which mean tile and root respectively. This is in reference to a tunic which covers the corms like a roof tile. The bulb-like structure is used as a storage organ during the dormant period. It is closely related to the genus Hesperantha, the main difference being that most Hesperantha are night bloomers.

Geissorhiza barkerae is a South African endemic species from the Western Cape Province where it can be found around Piketberg and the southern Olifants River Valley in seasonally wet areas. It grows to 20cm tall with linear narrow leaves. During spring it sends up a spike of yellow flowers with purple centres.

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