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One-leaf Cape Tulip (<em>Moraea flaccida</em>)

One-leaf Cape Tulip (Moraea flaccida)

Format ImagePosted on September 28, 2021by Weeds of MelbourneLeave a comment on One-leaf Cape Tulip (Moraea flaccida)

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 (<em>Romulea minutiflora</em>)

Small-flowered Onion Grass (Romulea minutiflora)

Format ImagePosted on September 8, 2021by Weeds of MelbourneLeave a comment on 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 (<em>Romulea rosea</em>)

Onion Grass (Romulea rosea)

Format ImagePosted on August 31, 2021by Weeds of MelbourneLeave a comment on 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 (<em>Moraea miniata</em>)

Two-leaf Cape Tulip (Moraea miniata)

Format ImagePosted on September 17, 2020by Weeds of MelbourneLeave a comment on 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 (<em>Moraea setifolia</em>)

Thread Iris (Moraea setifolia)

Format ImagePosted on October 25, 2019by Weeds of Melbourne2 Comments on 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 (<em>Freesia leichtlinii x.</em>)

Freesia (Freesia leichtlinii x.)

Format ImagePosted on September 19, 2018by Weeds of MelbourneLeave a comment on 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

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