Romulea columnae
This mediterranean species has small bulbs and produces long (60cm) thin leaves with starlike pale blue flowers with a cream centre. It will naturalise rapidly and makes an interesting ground cover in the wild part of a garden.
The genus
A genus of the iridaceae, superficially resembling Crocus with thin leaves and cupshaped flowers, numbering about 95 species. The principal centres of distribution are the winter rainfall area of South Africa (70 sp.) and the Mediterranean basin (10-20 sp.), with a small number of summer growing taxa occurring in eastern South Africa and the highland regions of East Africa. A number of wintergrowing species originating from inland mountainous areas will tolerate a several degrees of frost for short periods. A very promising genus for the mediterraneans gardens. All species multply well from seed.
- Family :Iridaceae
- Native to :Méditerranée occidentale
- Native climate :méditéranéen (humid winters)
- Colour :Blue
- Exposure :full sun
- Growth :winter grower
- Flowering height :15-40 cm
- Uses :Naturalising - Borders - Wild prairies - In the ground - Containers or pot - Rockery
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