5 Geissorhiza imbricata ssp. bicolor Seeds - Indigenous South African Endemic Perennial Bulb

Geissorhiza imbricata ssp. bicolor Seeds

South African Endemic Flowering Perennial

Geissorhiza is a large genus of around 84 perennial 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 imbricata ssp. bicolor is a South African endemic species from the Western Cape Province where it can be found from False Bay to Porterville and in the Olifants River Valley. It is associated with wet, poorly drained flats and marshes or stream sides.