Geissorhiza ovata Seeds - Indigenous South African Native Perennial Bulb Seeds from Africa

Geissorhiza ovata Seeds

Geissorhiza is a large genus, 84 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 ovata is a South African endemic species from the Western Cape Province. It grows on sandstone slopes and flats in the northwest and southwest Cape and is flowers late winter-early spring. It flowers well after a fire. It has prostrate lanceolate to ovate leaves and white to pale pink flowers that are pink on the reverse and reddish at the base.

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