Watsonia meriana var. bulbillifera
Bulbil Bugle Lily
Watsonia are cormous perennials with linear to narrowly lance-shaped leaves. The flowers, which are borne on simple or branched spikes, are curved and tubular with spreading lobes. Watsonia meriana is a plant that belongs to the Iris family. It originates from South Africa and has sword-like leaves up to 60cm tall. The trumpet shaped flowers of Watsonia meriana var. bulbillifera are apricot coloured. It is not frost hardy and needs plenty of grit and sand mixed in to the soil or compost to prevent bulbs from rotting.
Contributed by @richard.spicer.7906
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Bulbil Bugle Lily
Latin name
Watsonia meriana var. bulbillifera
type
Cormous perennial
family
Iridaceae
ph
5.5 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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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
0.80 M
0.80 M
Watsonia meriana var. bulbillifera
Watsonia are cormous perennials with linear to narrowly lance-shaped leaves. The flowers, which are borne on simple or branched spikes, are curved and tubular with spreading lobes. Watsonia meriana is a plant that belongs to the Iris family. It originates from South Africa and has sword-like leaves up to 60cm tall. The trumpet shaped flowers of Watsonia meriana var. bulbillifera are apricot coloured. It is not frost hardy and needs plenty of grit and sand mixed in to the soil or compost to prevent bulbs from rotting.
Flowering
From Early Autumn TO Mid Autumn
The tubular flowers appear from late Summer
Planting
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Grow under glass in loam-based compost with added sharp sand and humus, or outdoors in light, well-draining soil that stays moist in Summer. In areas where frost may occur, bring indoors before first frosts
Propagating By Seed
From Early Autumn TO Mid Autumn
Sow seed in light, free-draining but moist compost, at 13-18°C in Autumn
Propagating By Division
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Divide the plants in Spring by lifting, and separating the new corms
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