Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Iridaceae

Genus:

Babiana

Species:

Babiana mucronata subsp. mucronata

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Geophyte

Height:

20 cm

Drought Tolerance:

High

Bloom Months:

aug,sep,oct

Bloom Colors:

blue, purple, mauve

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

bees, small pollinators

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Fynbos species adapted to periodic fire; corms survive underground and resprout vigorously after burns, typical of Cape geophytes.

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