10 Ixia viridiflora var minor Seeds - Sow Autumn

Ixia viridiflora var minor Seeds

Ixia is a genus in the Iridaceae family with 50 species mainly from the western, southwestern, and southern winter-rainfall areas of the northern, western and eastern Cape Provinces of South Africa. Ixia corms are planted in autumn in a free-draining potting mix in a sunny position. Most flowers only open on sunny days. Seed is also sown in autumn, the earlier in the season the better, to let them have as long a growing time as possible after germination before drying them off. Ixia will multiply by producing new corms and you can separate these in the dormant summer period. You can store them completely dry and replant the next autumn period.

Ixia viridiflora var minor has the most amazing turquoise flowers with black middles on slender spikes. It grows to 40cm in height.