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Growing Watsonia is easy enough. The garden plant Watsonia will thrive in well-drained soil where there is full sun exposure. Prepare a bed in fall by adding a generous amount of compost and working it in to a depth of 6 inches (15 cm.). Bury corms 4 or 5 inches (10-13 cm.)
- How tall do Watsonias grow?
- How deep do you plant Watsonia bulbs?
- Where do Watsonia flowers grow?
- Is Watsonia poisonous?
- What does a Watsonia flower look like?
- How do I get rid of Watsonia?
- How do you germinate Watsonia seeds?
- Is Watsonia invasive?
How tall do Watsonias grow?
Watsonia borbonica is a tender to half-hardy herbaceous perennial that grows up to 2 m high. It is deciduous, growing during autumn-winter-spring and dying back after flowering in spring to early summer and remaining dormant during summer.
How deep do you plant Watsonia bulbs?
Watsonia bulbs should be planted at a depth of about 10 cm (4 inches) in the autumn. If growing from seed then be aware that it will take about three years until they will first flower.
Where do Watsonia flowers grow?
Most are fynbos plants, adapted to a Mediterranean-type climate, but some occur along the eastern and inland areas of the country and adapted to a wider range of conditions, mainly continental climate with summer rainfall. Many species occur mainly in the mountains, though some occur in sandy flats and marshy areas.
Is Watsonia poisonous?
Some species of Watsonia are suspected of being poisonous to livestock, but animals do not graze large plants and are apparently unaffected by consumption of young shoots.
What does a Watsonia flower look like?
Watsonia Bugle Lily Plants
These lovely flowers rise on spikes from thick sword-like leaves about 18 inches (46 cm.) ... Flowers soar almost a foot (31 cm.) above the foliage and may be orange, red, pink, coral, white, or yellow. Blooms are 3 inches (8 cm.)
How do I get rid of Watsonia?
- Dig out corms and remove flowering stems which carry bulbils (spring to summer).
- Bag and remove all corms and bulbils, or bag and remove all stems with bulbils.
- Wipe leaves with herbicide between flowering & fruiting (summer). In open areas away from tree roots and swamp vegetation, spot spray with herbicide.
How do you germinate Watsonia seeds?
By seed: Seeds should be sown in deep trays of well drained seed compost at 3mm deep. Winter growing species are best germinated at 10-20°C, most commonly in the autumn, and summer growing species at 15-25°C, most commonly in the spring. Germination typically takes 3-4 weeks, sometimes a bit longer.
Is Watsonia invasive?
Getting back to wild watsonia (Watsonia meriana) Wikipedia says: It is well known as an ornamental plant grown in gardens for its showy spikes of flowers and an invasive species in areas where it has escaped cultivation.
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