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Sparaxis
''Sparaxis'' is a genus of flowering plants called the harlequin flowers. It belongs to the iris family Iridaceae with about 13 species endemic to Cape Province, South Africa. All are perennials that grow during the wet winter season, flower in spring and survive underground as dormant corms over summer. Their conspicuous flowers have six tepals, which in most species are equal in size and shape. '' Sparaxis bulbifera'' has flowers from cream to yellow or purple. '' Sparaxis grandiflora'' is a similar but larger plant. In cultivation in the UK it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit. '' Sparaxis tricolor'' has bright red flowers with yellow and black centres. Many named hybrid cultivars were bred from ''S. bulbifera'' and ''S. tricolor''. A group of species with asymmetrical flowers marked in mauve and yellow, including '' Sparaxis variegata'' and '' Sparaxis villosa'', was formerly treated as the genus ''Synnotia''. The genus name is d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparaxis Variegata
''Sparaxis'' is a genus of flowering plants called the harlequin flowers. It belongs to the iris family Iridaceae with about 13 species endemic to Cape Province, South Africa. All are perennials that grow during the wet winter season, flower in spring and survive underground as dormant corms over summer. Their conspicuous flowers have six tepals, which in most species are equal in size and shape. '' Sparaxis bulbifera'' has flowers from cream to yellow or purple. '' Sparaxis grandiflora'' is a similar but larger plant. In cultivation in the UK it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit. '' Sparaxis tricolor'' has bright red flowers with yellow and black centres. Many named hybrid cultivars were bred from ''S. bulbifera'' and ''S. tricolor''. A group of species with asymmetrical flowers marked in mauve and yellow, including '' Sparaxis variegata'' and '' Sparaxis villosa'', was formerly treated as the genus ''Synnotia''. The genus name is d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparaxis Grandiflora Subsp
''Sparaxis'' is a genus of flowering plants called the harlequin flowers. It belongs to the iris family Iridaceae with about 13 species endemic to Cape Province, South Africa. All are perennials that grow during the wet winter season, flower in spring and survive underground as dormant corms over summer. Their conspicuous flowers have six tepals, which in most species are equal in size and shape. '' Sparaxis bulbifera'' has flowers from cream to yellow or purple. '' Sparaxis grandiflora'' is a similar but larger plant. In cultivation in the UK it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit. '' Sparaxis tricolor'' has bright red flowers with yellow and black centres. Many named hybrid cultivars were bred from ''S. bulbifera'' and ''S. tricolor''. A group of species with asymmetrical flowers marked in mauve and yellow, including ''Sparaxis variegata'' and '' Sparaxis villosa'', was formerly treated as the genus ''Synnotia''. The genus name is de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparaxis Galeata
''Sparaxis'' is a genus of flowering plants called the harlequin flowers. It belongs to the iris family Iridaceae with about 13 species endemic to Cape Province, South Africa. All are perennials that grow during the wet winter season, flower in spring and survive underground as dormant corms over summer. Their conspicuous flowers have six tepals, which in most species are equal in size and shape. '' Sparaxis bulbifera'' has flowers from cream to yellow or purple. '' Sparaxis grandiflora'' is a similar but larger plant. In cultivation in the UK it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit. '' Sparaxis tricolor'' has bright red flowers with yellow and black centres. Many named hybrid cultivars were bred from ''S. bulbifera'' and ''S. tricolor''. A group of species with asymmetrical flowers marked in mauve and yellow, including ''Sparaxis variegata'' and '' Sparaxis villosa'', was formerly treated as the genus ''Synnotia''. The genus name is de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparaxis Fragrans
''Sparaxis'' is a genus of flowering plants called the harlequin flowers. It belongs to the iris family Iridaceae with about 13 species endemic to Cape Province, South Africa. All are perennials that grow during the wet winter season, flower in spring and survive underground as dormant corms over summer. Their conspicuous flowers have six tepals, which in most species are equal in size and shape. '' Sparaxis bulbifera'' has flowers from cream to yellow or purple. '' Sparaxis grandiflora'' is a similar but larger plant. In cultivation in the UK it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit. '' Sparaxis tricolor'' has bright red flowers with yellow and black centres. Many named hybrid cultivars were bred from ''S. bulbifera'' and ''S. tricolor''. A group of species with asymmetrical flowers marked in mauve and yellow, including ''Sparaxis variegata'' and '' Sparaxis villosa'', was formerly treated as the genus ''Synnotia''. The genus name is de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparaxis Caryophyllacea
''Sparaxis'' is a genus of flowering plants called the harlequin flowers. It belongs to the iris family Iridaceae with about 13 species endemic to Cape Province, South Africa. All are perennials that grow during the wet winter season, flower in spring and survive underground as dormant corms over summer. Their conspicuous flowers have six tepals, which in most species are equal in size and shape. '' Sparaxis bulbifera'' has flowers from cream to yellow or purple. '' Sparaxis grandiflora'' is a similar but larger plant. In cultivation in the UK it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit. '' Sparaxis tricolor'' has bright red flowers with yellow and black centres. Many named hybrid cultivars were bred from ''S. bulbifera'' and ''S. tricolor''. A group of species with asymmetrical flowers marked in mauve and yellow, including ''Sparaxis variegata'' and '' Sparaxis villosa'', was formerly treated as the genus ''Synnotia''. The genus name is de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparaxis Calcicola
''Sparaxis'' is a genus of flowering plants called the harlequin flowers. It belongs to the iris family Iridaceae with about 13 species endemic to Cape Province, South Africa. All are perennials that grow during the wet winter season, flower in spring and survive underground as dormant corms over summer. Their conspicuous flowers have six tepals, which in most species are equal in size and shape. '' Sparaxis bulbifera'' has flowers from cream to yellow or purple. '' Sparaxis grandiflora'' is a similar but larger plant. In cultivation in the UK it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit. '' Sparaxis tricolor'' has bright red flowers with yellow and black centres. Many named hybrid cultivars were bred from ''S. bulbifera'' and ''S. tricolor''. A group of species with asymmetrical flowers marked in mauve and yellow, including ''Sparaxis variegata'' and '' Sparaxis villosa'', was formerly treated as the genus ''Synnotia''. The genus name is de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparaxis Tricolor
''Sparaxis tricolor'', known by the common names wandflower, harlequin flower, and sparaxis, is a bulb In botany, a bulb is structurally a short stem with fleshy leaves or leaf basesBell, A.D. 1997. ''Plant form: an illustrated guide to flowering plant morphology''. Oxford University Press, Oxford, U.K. that function as food storage organs duri ...-forming perennial plant that grows in well-drained sunny soil. It gained its name from its colorful flowers which are bi- or tri-coloured with a golden centre and a small ring of brown surrounded by another colour. The plant is native to southern Africa. It is present in California and Australia as an introduced species after having escaped from garden cultivation. References External linksJepson Manual Treatment [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparaxis Grandiflora
''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 The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established annual award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance under UK growing conditions. History The Award of Garden Merit .... Subspecies *''Sparaxis grandiflora'' subsp. ''grandiflora'' *''Sparaxis grandiflora'' subsp. ''acutiloba'' Goldblatt *''Sparaxis grandiflora'' subsp. ''fimbriata'' ( Lam.) Goldblatt *''Sparaxis grandiflora'' subsp. ''violacea'' ( Eckl.) Goldblatt References grandiflora Endemic flora of South Africa Flora of the Cape Provinces Plants described in 1804 {{Iridaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparaxis Elegans
''Sparaxis elegans'', is a species of ''Sparaxis ''Sparaxis'' is a genus of flowering plants called the harlequin flowers. It belongs to the iris family Iridaceae with about 13 species endemic to Cape Province, South Africa. All are perennials that grow during the wet winter season, flow ...'' found in South Africa. References External links * * {{Taxonbar, from=Q15584478 elegans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparaxis Auriculata
''Sparaxis auriculata'', is a species of ''Sparaxis ''Sparaxis'' is a genus of flowering plants called the harlequin flowers. It belongs to the iris family Iridaceae with about 13 species endemic to Cape Province, South Africa. All are perennials that grow during the wet winter season, flow ...'' found in West Cape, South Africa. References External links * * {{Taxonbar, from=Q15583910 auriculata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparaxis Villosa
''Sparaxis villosa'', is a species of ''Sparaxis'' found in South Africa. References External links * * {{Taxonbar, from=Q15584022 villosa ''Villosa'' is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve molluscs in the family Unionidae The Unionidae are a family of freshwater mussels, the largest in the order Unionida, the bivalve molluscs sometimes known as river mussels, or simp ... Taxa named by Nicolaas Laurens Burman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparaxis Bulbifera
''Sparaxis bulbifera'', commonly known as harlequin flower, is a bulb-forming perennial plant. The species is native to Cape Province in South Africa and naturalised in the Azores ) , motto =( en, "Rather die free than subjected in peace") , anthem= ( en, "Anthem of the Azores") , image_map=Locator_map_of_Azores_in_EU.svg , map_alt=Location of the Azores within the European Union , map_caption=Location of the Azores wi ... and Australia. It grows to between 15 and 60 cm high and has white to cream flowers. References bulbifera Endemic flora of South Africa Flora of the Cape Provinces Fynbos Garden plants of Southern Africa Flora naturalised in Australia {{Iridaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |