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Watsonia pillansii

by Johan Wentzel

Watsonia pillansii
Common Name
Pillans watsonia
Plant Type
Bulb
Watsonia pillansii is a robust, evergreen, clump-forming Watsonia with spikes of orange flowers on and off all year with its peak in late summer. It is an easy garden plant. Do not disturb, once planted
Plant Description

Watsonia pillansii is a robust, evergreen, clump-forming Watsonia with spikes of orange flowers on and off all year with its peak in late summer. It can reach a height of 50-100cm. It prefers moist conditions and full sun although it tolerates semi-shade. Birds and butterflies are frequent visitors.

Watsonia pillansii is ideal for mass  displays and are good plants for soil retention on banks, offering spectacular displays when in flower.

Colour is very variable, the most common being orange. There is a nice light pink variety available as well as one that is almost red.

You may find stock of this plant at Random Harvest.

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Hardiness
Hardy
Position
Sun
Water Requirements
Moderate
Evergreen
Evergreen
Growth Rate
Moderate
Flowering Time
Early summer
Flower Colour
Orange
Shape
Clump forming
Soil
Loam
Plant Size
1m
Region
Drakensberg, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal Midlands
Habitat
Grassland, Rocky outcrops
Grown by Wildflower Nursery
Yes
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