Lachenalia Stayneri - Indigenous South African Bulb - 10 Seeds Tansy

Lachenalia Stayneri - Indigenous South African Bulb - 10 Seeds TansyLachenalia is a genus of bulbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae, which are usually found in Namibia and South Africa. Most of these plants have a dormancy period, and the new roots of these plants will always grow every year. Lachenalia is named after the Swiss botanist Werner de Lachenal. Growing 12cm to 30cm with 2 broad leaves and pale blue flowers with red brown markings, flowering in spring. USDA Zone 8 Season to Sow Autumn

Many long-blooming

Famous for it's antioxidant content

Small-leaved jackal-berry grows up to 6m shrub/small tree

basal dissected dark green leaves

Gardeners will enjoy them as both a colourful

and many of its members have been reclassified in smaller genera

A shrub/small tree/climber forming dense thickets with pale yellow globose flowers in the summer

it is an annual

All Lampranthus species flower between June and August with flower colours including red

This species is a conspicuous component of the arid parts generally known as Namaqualand and Bushman land

ranging from a light grey to a light yellowish green

The leaves are narrow