Ferraria crispa
- 1 Mar, 2024
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4 flowers at the same time.
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This is a highly fragrant flower. To me it smells like honey and only lasts a day, but has a lot of flowers. It is in the South African Iridaceae family and is easy from seed sown in the fall and kept cool but not frosty.
3 Mar, 2024
Thank you x
3 Mar, 2024
Looks and sounds lovely!!! Pity it only lasts a day, Wylie.
3 Mar, 2024
It is a beauty, yes similar to a toad lily Karen.
6 Mar, 2024
The Ferraria have that frilly edge. I started a couple other species this year, so there should be results in a few years.
6 Mar, 2024
Looks lovely, Wylie! I'd never heard of it before either. Does it take long to flower from seed?
8 Mar, 2024
It takes about 3 years from seed. This year I started F. ferrariola and F. uncinata. It takes cool, fluctuating temperatures in the fall to germinate.
9 Mar, 2024
Thanks for explaining that, Wylie! 👍
10 Mar, 2024
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I’ve never seen or heard of this. It’s beautiful. It reminds me of a toad Lily.
2 Mar, 2024