Watsonia meriana

Plant Characteristics

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Scientific Names

Read about Watsonia meriana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Watsonia meriana, Mill. This seems to be the dominant species of the genus and hence the most variable and the one most interesting to the plant-breeder. In its widest sense it includes W. iridifolia, but for horticultural purposes it will be convenient to consider the latter a distinct species. W. Meriana is best restricted to the commonest type at the Cape, which is a rose-fld. species 3-4 ft. high, the st. usually branched, lvs. 1/2 – 3/4 in. wide, and the spikes 12-20-fld. This is the plant figured in B.M. 418 as Antholyza Meriana. Gn. 17:390 is more typical in color. The white-fld. form, which is rarer in nature, is treated under W. iridifolia. Baker says that there are scarlet-fld. forms of this species, but he gives them no name, and it is probable that all such should be referred to W. angusta. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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