20 Moraea macrocarpa Seeds

Moraea macrocarpa Seeds

The genus Moraea can be divided into five groups: Galaxia, Gynandriris, Hexaglottis, Homeria, and Moraea. Homeria which was once considered to be a separate genus in the Iridaceae family is now included in Moraea. There are about 32 species of this Moraea subgroup native to southern Africa. They have long narrow basal leaves, sometimes only one per corm and large yellow, pink, orange, or bicolor flowers with six fairly equal tepals.  They are not very hardy so there is little danger of their becoming weedy in climates not to their liking. Although the flowers only last a day or two, some of the species produce flowers over a long period. 

Moraea macrocarpa is found on the northwest Cape where it grows in deep sand amongst arid fynbos. It flowers in spring. It is 8 to 12 cm high and has violet flowers with yellow nectar guides on the outer tepals.