... Graham Duncan Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens January 2004 Watsonia hysterantha is a most striking scarlet-flowered, ... light, winged seeds to be effectively dispersed by wind. Watsonia hysterantha has a very limited distribution along ... reserves near Darling. Like several other scarlet-flowered Watsonia species with long, narrow perianth tubes, W. ...

... Khanyile Natal National Botanical Garden January 2006   Watsonia canaliculata is a solitary, medium-sized, pink ... rigid, and clearly grooved, a unique feature among the Watsonia which characteristically have flat leaves. The ... to stimulate flowering and greater seed production. Watsonia Although little was previously known about growing ...

... angular-elongate, 3-3,5 mm long, 1,3 mm at the widest. Watsonia mtamvunae is closely related to the W. densiflora ... It grows well on grassy, stony slopes and in damp soil. Watsonia mtamvunae is fairly common at some sites in the ... profusely in some years, particularly after veld fires. Watsonia mtamvunae grows in Pondoland coastal grassland or ...

... takes place from late September to early November. Watsonia humilis is endemic to the Fynbos Biome in the ... and Swartland Granite Renosterveld. The corms of many Watsonia species are deep-seated and often found wedged ... it is not known what precisely pollinates the flowers. Watsonia Watsonia humilis is a most rewarding subject for ...

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden December 2015 Watsonia tabularis is a geophyte with a rootstock that is a ... on it, that is enclosed by dry leaf bases, called tunics. Watsonia tabularis is evergreen. New leaves sprout in winter ... wide. They split to release 10 × 3 mm winged seeds. Watsonia tabularis occurs on the Cape Peninsula in the ...

... to early December) and is dormant in summer.  Watsonia strictiflora is a narrow endemic of flats and ... which experience winter rainfall and dry summers.    Watsonia strictiflora is a deciduous, winter-growing plant ... by wild antelope, thus severely limiting seed production. Watsonia W. strictiflora is recommended for 25–30 cm ...

... and Andrew Hankey for providing images for this article. Watsonia strubeniae is a medium-sized, deciduous geophyte ... The corm is dark maroon on the inside. The stem of Watsonia strubeniae is erect, with 3 to 5 rigid, diverging ... and the seeds themselves are elongated and angular. Watsonia strubeniae is endemic to the eastern Drakensberg ...