Moraea fugax Seeds - Sow Autumn - Indigenous - South African Native Perennial Bulb Seeds

The genus Moraea can be divided into five groups: Galaxia, Gynandriris, Hexaglottis, Homeria, and Moraea. Homeria which was once considered to be a separate genus in the Iridaceae family is now included in Moraea. There are about 32 species of this Moraea subgroup native to southern Africa. They have long narrow basal leaves, sometimes only one per corm and large yellow, pink, orange, or bicolor flowers with six fairly equal tepals. They are not very hardy so there is little danger of their becoming weedy in climates not to their liking. Although the flowers only last a day or two, some of the species produce flowers over a long period.

Moraea fugax grows in deep sands and rocky sandstone and granitic soils in the winter rainfall areas of South Africa.

It is distinguished by having a beaked ovary and leaf or leaves inserted high on the stem. The fugacious flowers open near midday and close around sunset.

Flowers are beautiful, strongly scented, bright blue-purple & yellow.

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