Romulea austinii Seeds - Indigenous South African Endemic Perennial Bulb - Insured Flat Ship Rate

Romulea austinii Seeds

South African Endemic Perennial Bulb

Romulea is a genus in the Iridaceae family of about 90 species that is found both in South Africa and in Europe. Rootstock is a corm, globose, bell shaped to top shaped, compressed or asymmetric with a circular to crescent shaped basal ridge. This genus has flowers reminiscent of Crocus. Many are quite striking, especially the South African species and there is a great variation in colour and markings of the flowers. They are easy to grow in pots and many are easy from seed, flowering rather quickly in some cases. Romulea austinii is a South African endemic species from the Northern Cape and Western Cape Provinces where it is found growing on is found on damp stony flats. It grows to 10cm tall with narrow channeled leaves. From autumn to winter it bears yellow honey-scented flowers with brown blotches.