Chlorophytum krookianum Seeds - Indigenous South African Native Perennial Bulb Seeds from Africa

Chlorophytum krookianum Seeds

The genus Chlorophytum is placed in the Anthericaceae family and comprises around 215 species found worldwide with the densest diversity in Africa and India. The genus name Chlorophytum is a combination of the two Greek words chloros, meaning green and phyton, meaning plant, i.e. “green plant”. The family Anthericaceae comprises 8 genera of which 2 occur in Africa, namely Anthericum and Chlorophytum. It can be difficult to distinguish between the genus Chlorophytum and the genus Trachyandra which belongs to the closely related family Asphodelaceae. A well-known species in the family Anthericaceae is Chlorophytum comosum (better known as ‘hen-and-chickens') which is also a popular garden plant.

Chlorophytum krookianum is a South African indigenous species from the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga Provinces. It is commonly known as Giant Chlorophytum or Spider Grass and grows to 125cm tall with erect rosette of leaves. During summer it bears white flowers which open one at a time, closing in the evening.