Watsonia Schlecteri - Indigenous South African Bulb - 10 Seeds Garden Cress

Watsonia Schlecteri - Indigenous South African Bulb - 10 Seeds Garden CressWatsonia (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

are yellow or greenish white

and resistant to a multitude of pests and disease

also great for culinary and purposes

The flowers are blue to violet in wild plants

which are then ground and sifted to make the powdered spice of the same name

Cape Thrush

or sliced chilled and eaten as it is

In habitat adult plants grow out in full sun with plenty of high temperature days over 100 F

with a central brown streak

Best planted late autumn to early winter

The male cones are 3-5 mm long

kale and bok choy