Watsonia beatricis Mediterranean Hardy to minus 6c if

Hardy to minus 6c if kept dry during the winter

The leaves are elliptical with a covering of minute soft hairs when young and hairless when mature but will have a blue-green bloom

They are seedlings from an open pollinated Aeonium Cyclops that flowered on the nursery

These can be white

Watsonia beatricis Mediterranean Hardy to minus 6c ifThis South African cormous perennial was planted in the garden at Penberth in the late 60's for cut flower for the house and sending away to the various flower markets across the UK. It's evergreen in most parts of the country unless severely cold. It will produce tall flower spikes up to 1. 2m from late summer onward so is a later flowering Watsonia. Plant in a well drained soil in a sunny position.