Species
Watsonia marginata
Etymology
marginata: From the Latin marginatus 'edge, margin', where one colour is surrounded by a very narrow rim of another
Family
Iridaceae
Flora Category
Vascular - Exotic
Structural Class
Monocotyledonous Herbs
Features
Grows up to 1.5m tall with basal leaves up to 500 mm long. The flowers are pale violet with a white to purplish red triangular mark on each petal.
Similar Taxa
Distinguishable from Watsonia bulbillifera by lack of bulbils on stem.
Flowering
October - December
Flower Colours
Violet / Purple,White
Year Naturalised
1959
Origin
South Africa
This page last updated on 18 Jan 2010