Drimia capensis Seeds - Indigenous South African Endemic Perennial Bulb Seeds from Africa

Drimia capensis Seeds

South African Endemic Perennial Bulb

Drimia is a genus in the Hyacinthaceae family (or expanded Asparagaceae family) of bulbous plants that are deciduous or rarely evergreen. Bulbs can be small or large, subterranean or growing on or close to the ground. The one or more leaves are often dry at flowering. In 2004 a number of genera were included in this genus once separated as other genera. Some of these genera were formerly monotypic with species formerly included in other genera, like Ledurgia, Boosia, Geschollia and a couple had two species, like Ebertia and Rhadamanthopsis. Others with more species that were included were Urginavia, Indurgia and Thuranthos. They included the Mediterranean, North African and western Asiatic species formerly in Urginea in Drimia but not everyone agrees. African genera once separated as Litanthus, Rhadamanthus, Schizobasis and Tenicroa are now included in Drimia. These plants are common in seasonally dry or semi-arid regions and many of them flower in late spring or summer regardless of the rainfall pattern. Drimia capensis, previously known as Drimia forsteri and Urginea forsteri is a South African endemic perennial bulb from the Eastern Cape Province where it is found growing mostly in clay but also deep red sands and limestone. It grows from 1 to 2 meters high. These perennial bulbs become very large and are underground or partly exposed. The slightly undulate large leaves are dry at flowering. Flowers are white to yellowish with green keels.