Description
Lachenalia elegans (price per 10 seeds). Grows naturally near Nieuwoudtville. The flowers are blue at the base, shading to rose with brown gibbosities and white protruding inner segments with a pale pink spot near the tips. Sowing: Seed is best sown in autumn in deep seed trays or pots in a sterilized medium of equal parts fine compost or loam, and river sand. Sow the seed thinly to prevent overcrowding and fungal infection, and to allow sufficient room for each seedling’s bulb to develop. Cover with a thin layer of sand, and keep moist and shaded. Germination should occur within five weeks. Locality: Sevilla. Harvest:October 2019
