Babiana Mucronata ssp. Minor - Indigenous South African Bulb - 10 Seeds Unique

Babiana Mucronata ssp. Minor - Indigenous South African Bulb - 10 Seeds UniqueBabiana is a genus of flowering plants in the Family Iridaceae composed of about 80 species. Most of these species (about 49) are found in the south western Cape of Africa, with the remainder distributed in Namaqualand and Northern Cape Province. The native range of the genus is from southern Namibia to the Eastern Cape to southern Zimbabwe, with one species from Socotra off the coast of Somalia (although this may not be a species of Babiana). The

branched panicle of flowers to 1m

Harvests at 60 to 90 days with good sun exposure

When dried the pods can make very interesting natural African themed decorations

A member of the squash family with its roots in the Americas

The Scoville heat unit for this variety is : 500 to 2 500 SHU

Flowers can be used as dried or cut flowers

The bright yellow flowers are borne from June to July

or undivided leaf blades

distinctive snake-like brown racemes in Winter

5 cm (1 in) in length with between 4 and 10 pair of pinnae each with up to 15 pairs of leaflets

Plant out autumn through early winter for spring blooming

cream flowers