Lachenalia Species Unclaimed

Lachenalia seed available. 

Lachenalia flowers vary in color from species to species. There are illuminous turquoise, sea-green flowered species (viridiflora), as well as bright reds (rosea), pinks (anguinea) and purples (splendidissima), burning oranges, browns, yellows and greens (alloides). In several species, flowers are multicolored. Lachenalia quadricolor for instance has four distinct bands of color on each and the same individual flower. Lachenalia leaves are leathery in feel and can be found in almost grass- or needle-like shapes (Lachenalia orthopetala), as well as broader, flattened and oval leafy forms (Lachenalia bulbifera). Many of the native Southern African species have mottled and spotted leaves, often in a dark burgundy to black color. This adds to their popularity as unique potted subjects even in the absence of flowers. The bulbs that support these ornamental potting subjects are almost always about marble size, with healthy bulbs often appearing creamy white and being sort of gelatinous to the touch. Seed is without exception small, glossy and black, varying only slightly with regard to shape; sometimes rounded, but more usually in the shape of a pointed pinhead.