Ferraria ferrariola Seeds

Ferraria ferrariola Seeds

Ferraria is a genus in the Iridaceae family found in southern tropical Africa to the southern Cape. Of 11 species, 7 are found in the Cape region of South Africa and others found in Namaqualand.

Ferraria ferrariola is found growing in deep sand on the western coast of South Africa, is greenish-white, or pale greenish-yellow to greenish-blue with the outer segments finely striped with short dark lines. Other distinguishing characteristics are a stem not covered with leaf sheaths and red or purple spotted basal leaf sheaths.