Ornithogalum saundersiae (100 seeds)

Ornithogalum saundersiae (100 seeds)

Family: Hyacinthaceae

Common names: giant chincherinchee ( Eng. ); reuse tjienkerientjee (Afr.)

This bulbous plant is deciduous and dormant in winter. It forms an erect rosette of dark green, shiny, sword-shaped leaves of up to 500 mm long in spring. Flat-topped, many-flowered inflorescences of up to 1.5 m tall are produced in summer (January to April). The star-shaped flowers are ivory or white with a pronounced black ovary in the center.

Sowing instructions: Sow seeds in summer in a well drained medium

Locality: Ex Hort. Harvest: April 2025