Hesperantha vaginata
Harlequin Evening Flower
Hesperantha, previously known as Schizostylis, is a group of low level rhizomatous plants that mostly originate from South Africa. The species Hesperantha vaginata grows wild in heavy clay soil on the Bokkeveld Plateau and in the western Karoo. Like other Hesperantha it has sword like green foliage, but is much shorter and produces large cup shaped flowers with yellow petals, often with dark brown centre and dark brown tips on the outer tepals.
Contributed by @tal2lifshitz
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Partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Moist and fertile
Common name
Harlequin Evening Flower
Latin name
Hesperantha vaginata
type
Rhizomatous perennial
family
Iridaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Moist and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.10 M
0.20 M
Hesperantha vaginata
Hesperantha, previously known as Schizostylis, is a group of low level rhizomatous plants that mostly originate from South Africa. The species Hesperantha vaginata grows wild in heavy clay soil on the Bokkeveld Plateau and in the western Karoo. Like other Hesperantha it has sword like green foliage, but is much shorter and produces large cup shaped flowers with yellow petals, often with dark brown centre and dark brown tips on the outer tepals.
Planting season
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Plant in Spring in moist, fertile soil in a sunny position which offers some protection from strong winds
Flowering season
From Late Summer TO Early Winter
Will flower continuously from early Autumn to early Winter (or until frost arrives)
Propagating by division
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Divide by digging up half a clump, and replanting it
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