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Lachenalia mutabilis
Lachenalia mutabilis is a plant species in the Lachenalia genus. Lachenalia mutabilis can be found in western South Africa.
This bulbous geophyte grows from 10–45 cm (3.9–17.7 in) tall. This species can grow 1 or more lanceolate with a noticeable bend at their midribs. The leaves can be reddish, and they can be spotted at the bottom. The bulbs are 1–4 cm (0.39–1.57 in) large. The tubular flowers change color as they mature, the young flowers are purple and the mature flowers are yellow. The seed pods start green then turn brown over time until they eventually open to spread its seeds.
Cape Cowslip · Red Lachenalia · Flesh Viooltjie · Wild hyacinth · Corymb Polyxena · Crown Polyxena · Yellow Viooltjie · Lachenalia klinghardtiana · Long Polyxena · Namib Viooltjie · Aurus Viooltjie · Pendant Viooltjie
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lachenalia mutabilis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
