Watsonia knysnana SEEDS

Watsonia knysnana seeds grow into a cormous geophyte endemic to the subtropical biome of the Cape Province of South Africa named after the Knysna region of the Garden Route on the southern Cape coast, the area of its native occurrence. Produces tall, elegant flower scapes with vivid pink to rose flowers in the Cape spring. All Watsonia are cormous geophytes growing from corms and producing fan-arranged, sword-shaped leaves typical of the Iridaceae. The genus Watsonia was named by Philip Miller (1758) after Sir William Watson (17151787), British physician, botanist and Fellow of the Royal Society. The definitive monograph: Goldblatt, P. (1989). The genus Watsonia. Annals of Kew 1148. Family Iridaceae, subfamily Crocoideae.

Full sun; well-drained sandy or rocky soils; dry summer dormancy; cool wet winters Mediterranean Garden Route Cape climate.

• ‘Knysnana’ = of Knysna (Garden Route, southern Cape coast) named after its area of origin
• Pink to rose vivid flowers; cormous geophyte; fan-arranged sword-shaped leaves; Cape spring
• Cape Prov. (Knysna area, Garden Route) subtropical biome; South African endemic
• Named after Sir William Watson (17151787), FRS; Miller (1758); Goldblatt monograph 1989
• Full sun; well-drained soils; dry summer; Mediterranean Cape; Family Iridaceae

Watsonia knysnana is the Knysna bugle lily named after the celebrated Knysna area of the Garden Route coast, one of the most beautiful stretches of southern Cape coastline and part of the extraordinarily biodiverse Cape Floristic Region that is home to the genus Watsonia.

IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.