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Lachenalia unifolia
Also called Blue Viooltjie, Oneleaf Viooltjie
Lachenalia unifolia is a small bulbous geophyte from South Africa's Cape region, grown for its single banded leaf and spikes of blue, pink or pale yellow flowers in late winter and spring. It is a dormant-season grower that does best with a dry summer rest.
Lachenalia unifolia, the banded viooltjie, is the most common Lachenalia species in the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa.
This species is endemic to the Northern Cape and Western Cape of South Africa. It is found on deep sandy flats and stony clay slopes between Namaqualand to Bredasdorp.
Cape Cowslip · Red Lachenalia · Flesh Viooltjie · Wild hyacinth · Corymb Polyxena · Crown Polyxena · Yellow Viooltjie · Lachenalia klinghardtiana · Long Polyxena · Pied Viooltjie · Namib Viooltjie · Aurus Viooltjie
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lachenalia unifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
