Geissorhiza Confusa - Indigenous South African Bulb - 10 Seeds Onion

Geissorhiza Confusa - Indigenous South African Bulb - 10 Seeds OnionGeissorhiza is a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants in the iris family which originate from South Africa. The genus name is derived from the Greek words geisson, meaning "tile", and rhizon, meaning "root". With a spray of long tubed elegant pale pink to yellow flowers in early summer Confusa is best planted in autumn. Grows up to 30cm. USDA Zone 8 Season to Sow Autumn Photos with credit to the late Rod and Rachel Saunders, eminent experts

Hairy climber

Important to note

In addition to the dazzling sky blue flowers

Growing to 60cm with fleshy smooth leaves and pink flowers in autumn

it resembles a peach

The huge 1- to 1½-inch flowers put others to shame in the strawberry patch

It is an evergreen or drought-deciduous succulent shrub (which can also lose its leaves during cold spells

Winter rain

The bark is red on young branches

or "Gousblom" in Afrikaans

the features are blue flowers on long dense inflorescens

It does very well without tending and thrives in the dryer lowveld areas