Watsonia Lepida - Indigenous South African Bulb - 10 Seeds

Watsonia (Bugle Lily) is a genus of plants in the iris family, subfamily Crocoideae, native to South Africa. The genus is named after Sir William Watson, an 18th century British botanist. There are 52 species in southern Africa; all are perennial herbs growing from corms and producing erect spikes of showy flowers, and are adapted to a Mediterranean-type climate. Native to South Africa, Watsonia species were introduced as garden ornamentals to Australia in the mid-19th century and were widely grown by the 1940s.

Growing 25cm to 65cm this summer growing bulb has 3-4 leaves with thickened margins and pink to pink-purple flowers in the summer. Native to the Drakensberg Mountain range.

USDA Zone - 8

Season to Sow - Spring