Sparaxis meterkampiae
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Native to rocky sandstone slopes of the Western and Northern Cape in South Africa, Sparaxis metelerkampiae (likely the correct spelling of 'meterkampiae') is a cormous geophyte 15 to 30 cm tall, with lanceolate leaves that are sometimes prostrate. From August to mid-September it produces unscented, zygomorphic flowers with a narrow, sharply bent tube, violet and marked with white, spade-shaped patches on the lower tepals. It differs from the closely related Sparaxis variegata in its smaller, predominantly violet flowers, pollinated by long-proboscid flies. It requires well-drained sandy soil and full sun, with active winter growth.
- Family :Iridaceae
- Section :Synnotia
- Growth :winter grower
- Flowering height :0-15 cm
Growing cycle
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Growth :January (sem. 1-4), February (sem. 1-4), March (sem. 1-4), April (sem. 1-4), May (sem. 1-4), June (sem. 1-4), July (sem. 1-4), August (sem. 1-4), September (sem. 1-4), October (sem. 1-4), November (sem. 1-4), December (sem. 1-4)