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|familia=Iridaceae
|genus=Babiana
|genus=Babiana
|habit=bulbous
|lifespan=perennial
|features=flowers
|Temp Metric=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
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|image_caption=B. sambucina
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Approximately 60 species of brilliant colored flowering bulb-like corms. These members of the iris family bloom in the spring, and mose are native to southern Africa's coastal and dry-open areas. The leaves are lance-shaped, and for some species ribbed or hairy. The short flower spikes hold the funnel shaped flowers, and some are scented. Flower colors range from rich red, pink, purple and blue to yellow, white or cream. The corms of some species are eaten by baboons.
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==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
Babiana prefer lighter, well-draining soil. A 6" (15cm) depth is recommended for corms in warmer regions, deeper and winter-mulched in cooler regions. Plant in a warm and sunny spot.
===Propagation===
===Propagation===
Propagation is from seeds and offsets.
===Pests and diseases===
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
==Species==
Selected species:
* ''[[Babiana ambigua]]'' - Common Baboon-root
* ''[[Babiana angustifolia]]''
* ''[[Babiana curviscapa]]''
* ''[[Babiana disticha]]''
* ''[[Babiana flabellifolia]]''
* ''[[Babiana fourcadei]]''
* ''[[Babiana framesii]]''
* ''[[Babiana longicollis]]''
* ''[[Babiana montana]]''
* ''[[Babiana nana]]'' - Sandflat Baboon-root
* ''[[Babiana patersoniae]]''
* ''[[Babiana patula]]''
* ''[[Babiana plicata]]''
* ''[[Babiana purpurea]]''
* ''[[Babiana pygmaea]]'' - Yellow Baboon-root
* ''[[Babiana ringens]]'' - Rat's-tail
* ''[[Babiana rubrocyanea]]''
* ''[[Babiana stricta]]'' - common Babiana, Baboon flower
* ''[[Babiana socotrana]]''
* ''[[Babiana truncata]]''
* ''[[Babiana tubulosa]]'' - White Baboon-root
* ''[[Babiana vanzylieae]]''
* ''[[Babiana villosa]]''
==Gallery==
==Gallery==