Sparaxis Maculosa
''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 perennial flowers, 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 ...
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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 ...
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