Lachenalia salteri.
Family: Hyacinthaceae
Common names: Peat Viooltjie
It has bell shaped flowers that are shortly pedicellate, cream, reddish purple or a combination of pale blue and pink.
Sowing instructions: 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: Somerset West. Harvest: November 2023