Babiana angustifolia
BABOON FLOWER
Iridaceae

 
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Plant type: herbaceous corm

Hardiness zones: 9-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
0.35m
Plant habit
 
0.4m

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Origins: Southern Africa

Other Botanical Names: Acaste pulchra [invalid], Babiana atrocyanea, B. atrodeltoidea, B. intermedia, B. pulchra [illeg.], B. stellata [invalid], B. stricta [misapplied]

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Babiana angustifolia
BABOON FLOWER
Iridaceae

 

  Plant type: herbaceous corm

Hardiness zones: 9-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
0.35m
Plant habit
 
0.4m

FEATURES

Flowers: blue, white, mauve, purple, pink or yellow

Flowering Time: early spring to late spring

Leaves: fan leaf arrangement


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits mediterranean, dry style & cottage designs

Uses: pot, mass planting, border

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average






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