Ledebouria ovatifolia (live bulb)

Ledebouria ovatifolia. (live bulb)

Family: Hyacinthaceae

Common names: flat-leaved African hyacinth.

The small to large, broadly oval leaves may be attractively spotted, unspotted or irregularly blotched, sometimes shiny and highly polished although mostly dull, are appressed tightly to the soil surface. The flower spikes are produced in spring and summer, like many Ledebouria they do not stand erect, but rather lay out along the ground as if they have melted. Numerous wine-red to cerise-pink, small flowers are arranged in a bottle brush-like structure along the flower stalk.