Hesperantha radiata Seeds - Indigenous Bulbs Seeds

Hesperantha radiata Seeds

Hesperantha is a cormous genus in the Iridaceae family with 79 species. Four are found in tropical Africa, 37 in summer-rainfall southern Africa, and 42 in winter-rainfall southern Africa. Many of the former are found in the eastern southern African Drakensberg in Kwa Zulu-Natal.

In spite of the large number of species there is limited variability in the floral structure. Flowers are radially symmetrical with a style that divides at the mouth of the tube into three branches that spread over the tepals.

Most plants are short, 15 to 20 cm. tall or less. A number of them open late in the afternoon or early evening and those are often very fragrant.

Hesperantha radiata is widespread from Namaqualand to Swaziland, therefore growing both in winter and summer rainfall areas. This species grows on grassy heath and damp grassland, in sandstone, granite and clay soils, in fynbos and renosterveld.

Plants grow to 40 cm tall and flower in spring. The white to cream flowers, often red to brown on the outside, are nodding on a recurved tube with reflexed tepals. Although the flowers last for a number of days, they open only late in the day and stay open throughout the night, closing in the morning. Flowers are fragrant (sweet with a clove component), produce a lot of nectar and are pollinated by moths.

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