Daubenya aurea var coccinea

Daubenya aurea var coccinea.

Family: Hyacinthaceae

It is a flat-growing, bulbous geophyte up to 50mm tall. It produces two spreading leaves up to 110mm long and 60mm wide, which are ovate and narrowing to a broad tip. Tubular flowers are red, and nearly sessile, arranged in a cluster between the two leaves. Outer flowers are irregular with three sub-equal spoon-shaped segments longer than the tube and three small spear-shaped inner segments.

Sowing instructions: Store seeds in a warm place and sow it in a compost mix containing peat, perlite and coarse grit. This species needs well-drained fertile soil and can be fertilized with organic fertilizer once a month. Germination usually takes about 6 weeks if trays are put outside in a shady place. Once germinated, plants can be potted anytime during their dormant period.

Locality: Meintjiesplaas. Harvest: September 2024