Description
IRIDACEAE
“Elandsberg Paintpetal”
- 25 seeds per packet
This is a tuberous geophyte
Grows to 150-210 mm high, several-branched
With broad basal leaf with undulate to crisped margins
Flowers light to dark blue with white throat characteristic white markings are as if one has taken a paintbrush to the petals and embellished them
Rocky ground, often in clay or clay loam rock hard.
Should be sown in Autumn when the difference between day and night temperatures is about 12°C.