Aristea angolensis subsp. angolensis
Aristea angolensis subsp. angolensis
- Native to:
- Angola | Burundi | Cameroon | DR Congo | Ethiopia | Guinea | Kenya | Malawi | Nigeria | Sierra Leone | Tanzania | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Iridaceae
- Genus:
- Aristea
- Species:
- Aristea angolensis subsp. angolensis
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Geophyte
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- sep,oct,nov,dec
- Bloom Colors:
- blue, purple
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- butterflies, bees
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Grassland species that resprouts from underground rhizomes after fire, typical of fire-prone African grassland ecosystems.