Lachenalia Alba - Indigenous South African Bulb - 10 Seeds Melons It is also less winter

It is also less winter hardy

growing to 10cm

It grows one to two metres tall and prefers to take root in gravelly

compact plants with few short runners

Lachenalia Alba - Indigenous South African Bulb - 10 Seeds Melons It is also less winterLachenalia is a genus of bulbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae, which are usually found in Namibia and South Africa. Most of these plants have a dormancy period, and the new roots of these plants will always grow every year. Lachenalia is named after the Swiss botanist Werner de Lachenal. Growing to 15cm with white flowers in late spring. USDA Zone 8 Season to Sow Autumn Photos with credit to the late Rod and Rachel Saunders, eminent