Lachenalia


Lachenalia obscura
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Distribution: Africa: South Africa: Northern Cape: Western Cape:


This small little bulb occurs from Namaqualand to the Klein Karoo. Flowering is in midwinter while the plants are in leaf. The shape of the flowers and the leaves are quite variable even at the same locality.

Propagation is from seed or from leaf-cuttings.


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A cultivated flowering plant from Leopoort. A plant from Leopoort with a short leaf. A plant from Leopoort at the end of its flowering period. A plant from close to Oudtshoorn.



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