There are about 32 species of this Moraea subgroup native to southern Africa. They have long narrow basal leaves, sometimes only one per ...Read Morecorm and large yellow, pink, orange, or bicolor flowers with six fairly equal tepals. The leaves of some species can be poisonous. Some species have a reputation of being weedy and they are not welcomed in Australia or the United States because of the agricultural concerns. They are not very hardy so there is little danger of their becoming weedy in climates not to their liking. Although the flowers only last a day or two, some of the species produce flowers over a long period.
Moraea macrocarpa is found on the northwest Cape where it grows in deep sand amongst arid fynbos. It flowers in spring. It is 8 to 12 cm high and has violet flowers with yellow nectar guides on the outer tepals
There are about 32 species of this Moraea subgroup native to southern Africa. They have long narrow basal leaves, sometimes only one per ...Read More