Geissorhiza aspera Seeds - Indigenous South African Endemic Perennial Flowering Bulb Seeds

Geissorhiza aspera 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 aspera, synonymously known as Geissorhiza secunda and commonly known as Blou Sysie, is a South African endemic species found in the Northern Cape and Western Cape Provinces. It occurs from the Cape Peninsula eastwards to the Langeberg Mountains at Tradouw Pass, and northwards along the Olifants River Valley as far as Doorn River and Gifberg. It has blue to violet flowers that appear in spring.