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Watsonia pillansii
Also called Beatrice watsoni, Orange Watsonia, Ridge Stamen Watsonia
Pillans' watsonia is a South African corm-forming (bulbous) species in the iris family, native to the Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. It is grown for its tall spikes of orange flowers, and it needs full sun and good drainage.
Watsonia pillansii, the Pillans’ watsonia, is a plant belonging to the genus Watsonia. The species is endemic to KwaZulu-Natal, the Eastern Cape and the Western Cape.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Watsonia pillansii 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.
