Sparaxis

Sparaxis - Charming bulbous plants from the Cape of Good Hope, the many varieties coming chiefly from S. grandiflora and S. tricolor. They are about I foot high, of slender growth, and bear large showy flowers which vary from white to bright scarlet and deep crimson, usually having dark centres. Sparaxis are valuable for early-summer flowers, and should be treated like Ixias. There are a great many named varieties offered by bulb-growers, one of the most showy and popular being Fire King. S. pulcherrima (the Wand-flower) is so distinct that its claim to be a Sparaxis has often been disputed. Its tall and graceful flower-stems rise to a height of 5 or 6 feet, and wave in the wind, but, though slender, are so tough and wiry that they are never injured like the much stronger-looking stems of the Pampas Grass. It has a great objection to removal, and, if necessary, this should be done as soon as the flowers begin to fade. It succeeds in dry as well as damp positions, if it has a rich friable soil, or if when beginning to grow it is well watered. Syn., Dierama.

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