One-leaf Cape Tulip (Moraea flaccida), another South African bulb more extensive in Australia than its home province. Just when One-leaf Tulip joined the two-leafed Moraea … Read the full post
Small-flowered Onion Grass (Romulea minutiflora)
Small-flowered Onion Grass (Romulea minutiflora), a minuscule cousin of the standard saccharine Onion Grass (R. rosea). Also originating in South Africa, the Small-flowered Onion Grass … Read the full post
Onion Grass (Romulea rosea)
Onion Grass (Romulea rosea), the ubiquitous magenta stars that adorn Melbourne’s springtime lawns. Onion Grass is a plant that requires many more than 2200 characters, … Read the full post
Two-leaf Cape Tulip (Moraea miniata)
Two-leaf Cape Tulip (Moraea miniata), one of several South African species of the genus established in Australia and nowhere else in the world. Imported alongside … Read the full post
Thread Iris (Moraea setifolia)
Thread Iris (Moraea setifolia), a minute South African perennial naturalised across dry interior regions of southern Australia. In Australia, the plant was first collected in … Read the full post
Freesia (Freesia leichtlinii x.)
Freesia (Freesia leichtlinii x.), South African-origin crocoids that occasionally find favour as spreading spring bulbs in Melbourne cottage gardens. Descendants of horticultural hybrids, they are … Read the full post