water phlox

This plant, sometimes sold under the trade name "water phlox", belongs to the South African genus Onixotis (synonym Dipidax), now often merged into Wurmbea (Colchicaceae family). These cormous plants of winter-wet habitats produce fine leaves and a spike of small star-shaped flowers, white to purple-blotched, in spring. As the exact species is not specified for this item, this description remains at genus level: they grow in cool to moist soil during the growing season, in full sun, with a drier summer rest.