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Watsonia lepida

by Johan Wentzel

Watsonia lepida
Plant Type
Bulb
Watsonia lepida is a lovely pink Watsonia that occurs naturally amongst grasses and that is the way it should be utilised in the built environment.
Plant Description

Watsonia lepida is  a showy summer growing  perennial up to 65cm. It has spikes of pink  flowers in midsummer, occasionally up to July. The leaves have a prominent midrib.

Watsonia lepida occurs naturally in high altitude grasslands in the Drakensberg area and is hardy, which is unusual for Watsonia. Many plants are solitary, although clumps have also been observed.

Watsonia lepida prefers sun and well drained soil. Mature corms can be left in the soil over winter, or they can be lifted in the autumn once the leaves have died down and replanted in spring.

It occurs naturally amongst grasses and that is the way it should be utilised in the built environment.

Hardiness
Very hardy
Position
Sun
Water Requirements
Moderate
Evergreen
Evergreen
Growth Rate
Fast
Flowering Time
Early autumn
Flower Colour
Pink
Shape
Clump forming
Soil
Loam
Plant Size
1m
Region
Free State, Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal Midlands
Habitat
Grassland, Rocky outcrops
Grown by Wildflower Nursery
Yes
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