Cyanella hyacinthoides

South Africa, northern Cape, Niewoudtville, late Sept. 2007

Dr Ori Fragman-Sapir
Head Scientist
The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens
Giv'at Ram, 91904, Jerusalem, Israel
Tel. +972-52-4472401, Fax. +972-3-5182842

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Lower Cederberg Mts, October, 2005, South Africa. Identified by Graham Duncan.

Dr Ori Fragman-Sapir (April 3, 2006)
Head Scientist
The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens
Giv'at-Ram, 91904
Jerusalem, Israel
 
Tel. +972-52-4472401, Fax. +972-3-5182842
 
Please visit our website www.botanic.co.il

All Cyanella species are native to South-Africa, from sandy or rocky areas. In cultivation need cool greenhouse conditions in colder climates, but hardy in warmer parts of Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand.

Tunicate corms give rise to a rosetta of prostrate or erect leaves and more or less leafless flower stems, which are simple with one large flower, or branched and many-flowered. In most species flowers are attractive, with as many as 20-30 flowers per spike or more.

Cyanella hyacinthoides: stem 20-40 cm high, much branched with many pinkish-lilac or blue flowers 2-5 cm in diameter. Wild in the Cape. Flowering in Oct-Dec.

Bill Dijk (27 Nov 2002)