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Watsonia minima

Watsonia minima is a small corm-forming (tuberous geophyte) species from the South African fynbos, endemic to the Western Cape. Like other watsonias it is grown for its iris-like flowers and needs full sun and good drainage.

Family
Iridaceae (Iris family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately during active growth in spring, then keep nearly dry while dormant in summer.
Soil
Well-drained sandy or loamy soil; avoid waterlogging.
Temperature
Mild to warm conditions; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SW. Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Watsonia minima is a plant belonging to the genus Watsonia and is part of the fynbos. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and there is only one population in the Riviersonderend Mountains. The habitat is threatened by the pine tree, an invasive plant.

Other Watsonia plants

Renoster Watsonia · Wine Watsonia · Amatola Watsonia · Bulbil bugle-lily · Watsonia bachmannii · Watsonia bella · Cape bugle-lily · Mistbelt Watsonia · Dwarf Watsonia · Confusing Watsonia · Dense Watsonia · Lax Watsonia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Watsonia minima 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.

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