Lapeirousia oreogena

Courtesy UC Irvine Arboretum


Courtesy UC Irvine Arboretum


Dirk Wallace

This is a beautiful plant that sends up a single leaf when it is not going to flower. When it does flower, the spike becomes a congested mass of undulate leaves (actually floral bracts) with the flowers rising above it. It is a South African endemic but I'm not sure on it's range.

Dirk Wallace (Aug 5, 2000)
BG Bulbs
Yackandandah, Victoria, Australia

Maurice Boussard

Bill Dijk (Aug 3, 2001)