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Sparaxis grandiflora
Also called Plain Harlequin Flower, Butter Silklily, Cape Buttercup, Grand Silklily, Sparaxis, Plain Harlequinflower
Sparaxis grandiflora is a South African cormous geophyte (often called a bulb) from the Western Cape, grown for its bright, flared flowers in spring. It thrives in full sun and well-drained soil, and it is usually left to dry out while dormant in summer.
Sparaxis grandiflora, the plain harlequin flower, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Sparaxis, family Iridaceae, found in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sparaxis grandiflora 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.
