Hesperantha (including the genus Schizostylis, "Kaffir Lily") are rhizomatous bulbous plants native of South Africa. Most species make short and broad iris like leaves with prominent veines and showy bright colored flowes in shades of yellow on rose-lilac. All species are easily grown in any rich, well drained soil in full sun throughout the year. During dormancy keep plants rather dry and in winter at a minimum of some 10°C with watering reduced to a minimum. Excellent in a frostfree greenhouse or wintergarden, for their small to medium tall size they can be grown in rather small pots on window sills as well. Hesperanthus coccinea (syn. Schizostylis coccineus, "Kaffir Lily") is sufficiently winterhardy in Central Europe, and makes large tufts in a couple of years. Protect planting spot with some dry mulch against freezing through.
Sow the small seeds on top of any well drained substrate and cover them slightly with sand. Keep pots in full sun at some 20°C throughout the year and soil always slighly moist from beneath. A temperature drop at night down to some 10°C to 15°C will siginificantly enhance germination in several species.
20 seeds per package.
Hesperantha (Kaffir Lily)
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Hesperantha cucullata
20cm, a medium tall species with several white and rose shaded flowers which open at night. For any rich, well drained soil. Keep frostfree in winter with reduced watering and a minimum of some 5°C. An excellent pot plant for an unheated greenhouse, cold wintergarden or sunny window sill. V-VI.
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Hesperantha humilis
10cm, a showy dwarf species with intensive pink flowers trumpets with a dark red center and strongly falcate, broad leaves. For any rich, well drained soil. Keep frostfree in winter with reduced watering and a minimum of some 5°C. An excellent pot plant for an unheated greenhouse, cold wintergarden or sunny window sill. V-VI.
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Hesperantha luticola
10cm, an utmost beautiful dwarf species with white flower trumpets and three wine red blotches inside. For any rich, well drained soil. Keep frostfree in winter with reduced watering and a minimum of some 5°C. An excellent pot plant for an unheated greenhouse, cold wintergarden or sunny window sill. V-VI.
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Hesperantha pauciflora
20cm, a medium tall species with unusually large, rich pink, slightly fragrant yellow flower cups. For any rich, well drained soil. Keep frostfree in winter with reduced watering and a minimum of some 5°C. An excellent pot plant for an unheated greenhouse, cold wintergarden or sunny window sill. V-VI.
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Hesperantha vaginata
15cm, a dwarf rare species with unusually large rich yellow flower cups with a blackish throat. For any rich, well drained soil. Keep frostfree in winter with reduced watering and a minimum of some 5°C. An excellent pot plant for an unheated greenhouse, cold wintergarden or sunny window sill. V-VI.
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Schizostylis coccineus (Crimson Kaffir Lily)
40 (60)cm, Crimson Kaffir Lily is a perennial rhizomatous species native of montane areas growing in moist areas and alongside streams in South Africa (East Cape Province to Zimbabwe). It has showy scarlet, pink or salmon-red flowers above sword-shaped, yellowish-green leaves. For any humus rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot. In Central Europe winterhardy, give some winter protection (e.g. dry mulch layer) in colder regions. VII-VIII.
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