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Watsonia wordsworthiana
Bugle Lily
Try these for a subtle change of pace from familiar Gladiolas.

 


Watsonia is a S African genus from middle to high altitudes, usually on grassy slopes, which are moist in spring and early summer.

Watsonia borbonica 'Flamboyant' (Rose Bugle Lily) - A deciduous winter growing plant with sword-like 2 1/2 ft long bright green pliable foliage and 4-5 feet tall showy wands of deep rose flower with a darker throat.

Watsonia versfeldii J.W. Mathews & L. Bolus
Synonyms
Watsonia versfeldii J.W. Mathews & L. Bolus var. alba J.W. Mathews & L. Bolus ...

Wondrous Watsonias
It's that time of year when gardeners start planning for their spring display and we are in for a bit of a treat this year. Hadeco are releasing 2 new colours to their range.

Watsonia coccinea : Bugle Lily - Whole Plant
Zantedeschia aethiopica : Calla Lily - Whole Plant
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Watsonia ( Watsonia pillansii )
Watsoniana Mertensis Selaginella ( Selaginella martensii )
Watt. Tyler Mollis Hybrid Azalea ( Rhododendron ) ...

Bugle Lily (Watsonia) - Beautiful bulbous plants of the Iris family. In the southern counties some of them succeed in open borders, but elsewhere they are tender.

cape bugle-lily Watsonia borbonica
Carline thistle Carlina vulgaris
carrotwood Cupaniopsis anacardioides
cassava; tapioca plant Manihot esculenta
castor bean Ricinus communis
catclaw mimosa Mimosa pigra
catnip Nepeta cataria ...

Palminha [Portuguese]: Watsonia meriana
Palminha-Rosa [Portuguese]: Watsonia meriana
Palmira [Portuguese]: Borassus flabellifer
Palmira Palm [English]: Borassus flabellifer
Palmiste Blanc (Réunion) [French]: Dictyosperma album ...

Watsonia 18: 7-15. Full text.
^ a b c Mitchell, A. F. (1975). Three Forest Climbers. Forestry Commission Forest Record 102.
^ Hymettus - BWARS Information Sheet: Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae) ...

Summer-flowering: Allium, Camassia, Cardiocrinum, Crocosmia, Dierama, Eucomis, Galtonia, Ixia, Lilium, Nectaroscordum and Watsonia.
Autumn-flowering: Colchicum byzantinum and C. speciosum. Cyclamen hederifolium, C. cilicium and C. mirabile.

Lang, D.C. (1991). A new variant of Ophrys apifera Hudson in Britain. Watsonia 18: 408-410.
Pedersen, H.A., & Faurholdt, N. (2007). Ophrys: The Bee Orchids of Europe. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Sparaxis tricolor (Harlequin Flower)
Tigridia grandiflora (Mexican Shell Flower, Peacock Flower)
Trimezia martinicensis (Martinique Trimezia)
Tritonia crocata (Flame Freesia)
Tritonia hyalina
Watsonia beatricis
Watsonia pyramidata ...

28/995: Gladiolus (260), Romulea (90), Geissorhiza (85), Crocus (90), Hesperantha (80), Babiana (55), Watsonia (50), Ixia (50). Overwhelmingly southern African, to Europe, Madagascar and Central Asia.

See also: Lily, Grass, Green, Iris, Pink

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