Watsonia spectabilis
Scientific name
A herbaceous plant that grows from corms in seasonally wet areas in Western and Northern Cape. The elegant red orange flower grows from an erect stem.This table below shows how many plants we are trying to obtain for this species.
| Site | Area | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Site #15 | Rosebank | 20 |
| Site #66 | Mowbray | 30 |
| Site #64 | Mowbray | 30 |
| Site #20 | Rosebank | 100 |
| Total | 180 | |
Conservation status: Least Concern
This species was selected because it has various important characteristics.
Suitable for clay soil
It provides food for:
Southern double-collared sunbird
Watsonia spectabilis is indigenous to: Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Communitree Newsletter
Receive our monthly updates in your mailbox
We thank our 2019 sponsors for their support in our work. If your company or organisation wants to help support Communitree, click here to get in touch.
