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Radinosiphon leptostachya

by Johan Wentzel

Radinosiphon leptostachya
Plant Type
Bulb
Radinosiphon leptostachya is a slender, perennial herb up to 50 cm high, growing from corms that resprout annually. Plant it on a rockery or amongst grasses that can support the slender stems.
Plant Description

Radinosiphon leptostachya is a slender, perennial herb up to 50 cm high, growing from corms that resprout annually. Leaves narrow, 10mm. and 45 cm long. Flowering stem is normally simple. Flowers pink, and tepals are narrow, with a darker pink line in the middle of each tepal. What makes it interesting is the flowering spike that is 4-12-flowered, sometimes more. The pink to purple flower tube is quite long. It is a very variable specie.

Plant Radinosiphon leptostachya on a rockery or amongst grasses that can support the slender stems.

 

Afrikaanse Naam
Blou angelier
Hardiness
Very hardy
Position
Sun
Water Requirements
Water wise
Evergreen
Deciduous
Growth Rate
Moderate
Flowering Time
Summer
Flower Colour
Pink
Shape
Spreading
Soil
Loam
Plant Size
50cm
Region
Mpumalanga escarp, KwaZulu-Natal Midlands
Habitat
Grassland, Rocky outcrops
Grown by Wildflower Nursery
Yes
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