5 Dipcadi viride Seeds - Indigenous South African Native Perennial Bulb Seeds from Africa

Dipcadi viride Seeds

South African Indigenous Perennial Bulb

Dipcadi is a genus of perennial bulbous flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae (also treated as the family Hyacinthaceae). It is widely distributed, occurring in southern Europe, most of Africa and the Middle East through to the Indian subcontinent. Species of Dipcadi grow from small bulbs. The solitary flower stem (scape) bears a loose raceme of green or brown flowers, sometimes with different colours at the tips of the three inner tepals. The raceme is usually one-sided. The tepals are joined at the base for up to two thirds of their length to form a tube. The ends of the tepals then curve outwards, particularly the outer three. The outer three tepals may have a rounded "spur" at their tips. The stamens, which are enclosed within the flower, are joined to the tube formed by the tepals and have flat filaments. Dipcadi viride is a South African indigenous species from the Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West and Western Cape Provinces. It was previously known as Dipcadi elatum, Dipcadi geniculatum, Dipcadi palustre, Dipcadi umbonatum and Ornithogalum viride. In English it is commonly known as Dainty Green Bells or Green Lily and in Afrikaans it is known as Gifbolletjie or Grootslymuintjie. It grows to 1m tall and also does well in pots. During summer it bears green to brown recurved flowers.