Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Watsonia [1311]

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Family: Iridaceae

family_ja: アヤメ

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description_en: Genus of approximately 60 species of cormous perennials, usually found on rocky or grassy slopes and plateaux in South Africa and Madagascar. They have erect, usually sword-shaped, basal leaves, and are cultivated for their showy spikes of horizontal, tubular, red, orange, pink, or white flowers, with curved tubes and 6 tepal lobes; the flowers are borne on erect stems at various times of the year. They are only suitable for outdoor cultivation in regions where there is little or no frost. In frost-prone areas, grow in a cool greenhouse or conservatory; spring- and summer-growing species may be grown in a border outdoors, and lifted in autumn for storage in a dry, frost-free place.

hardiness_en: Half hardy.

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propagation_en: Sow seed at 13-18°C (55-64°F) in autumn. Divide in spring.

pests_en: Trouble free.

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comment_ja: ヒオウギズイセン

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56

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