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Sparaxis
Also called Silk Lilies
Sparaxis, the harlequin flowers or wandflowers, is a genus of about 13 spring-flowering bulbs (corms) from South Africa's Cape region, with showy six-tepal blooms in cream, yellow, purple and red. Grow the corms in full sun with a dry summer rest, as they go dormant after flowering.
Sparaxis is a genus of flowering plants called the harlequin flowers. It belongs to the iris family Iridaceae with about 13 species endemic to Cape Province, South Africa.
All are perennials that grow during the wet winter season, flower in spring and survive underground as dormant corms over summer. Their conspicuous flowers have six tepals, which in most species are equal in size and shape.
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