Watsonia zeyheri SEEDS

Watsonia zeyheri seeds grow into Zeyher’s bugle lily a cormous geophyte endemic to the subtropical biome of the Western Cape of South Africa. Described by Harriet Bolus (L.Bolus, 18771970, outstanding South African botanist). Named after Carl Ludwig Philip Zeyher (17991858), the German plant hunter who spent 30 years collecting in South Africa and contributed thousands of specimens to European herbaria, collaborating with Ecklon on the important Enumeratio Plantarum Africae Australis (18351837). Synonyms include Watsonia comptonii L.Bolus, Watsonia comptonii var. angustifolia L.Bolus, Watsonia elimensis L.Bolus and Watsonia strictiflora Eckl. Family Iridaceae, subfamily Crocoideae.

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

• Named after Carl Ludwig Zeyher (17991858), German plant hunter, 30 years collecting in S. Africa
• Described by Harriet Bolus (L.Bolus); synonyms: W. comptonii, W. elimensis, W. strictiflora
• Western Cape subtropical biome; Western Cape fynbos endemic; cormous geophyte
• Named after Sir William Watson (17151787); Miller (1758); Family Iridaceae (Crocoideae)
• Full sun; sandy Cape soils; dry summer; Mediterranean Cape; Family Iridaceae

Watsonia zeyheri honours Carl Ludwig Zeyher the German botanical explorer who spent three decades systematically collecting the South African flora, a Western Cape fynbos endemic bugle lily described by Harriet Bolus from specimens probably first collected by the very collector after whom it is named.

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