Bulbil Watsonia

This is one of my favorite plants and I look forward to them all winter. I don't mind the spreading at all; share the extras, very easy ...Read Moreto pull out.

Our watsonia are a lovely coral and have multiplied quite a bit the last 3-4 years. Somehow, a white one appeared, just today, in the middle of the bed. I love the height - they never flop over and always bloom (Northern California) the first spring after being divided. I'm out of room in our small back garden, so I'll move some to the front at the end of the season and let my neighbors enjoy them.

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A friend in zone 8 gave me, zone5b according to USDA map, zone 6a according to me, a start. I've had it two growing seasons, it has spre...Read Moread slightly, not invasive as yet and it is easy to keep within bounds by pulling out new shoots should it begin to spread more. Lovely dainty, orange/red flowers that hold blooms for weeks. Stalks are study so survive wind and don't flop.
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In my garden this plant flowers in late Spring, after the first flush of bulbs, but before the real heat sets in. By mid-Summer the sword...Read More-like leaves are dying back and it starts to look very untidy, the flower stalks often sag under the weight of bulbils if left uncut ,which, along with its invasive nature, is another reason to remove them. On balance I keep it for the Spring leaves and flowers and its ability to survive in earth that gets baked hard in Summer. The flowers are not very showy, appearing in sequence along the stem, though they are an unusual apricot colour.
I've found the bulbils will get to flowering stage in 2-3 years.

This is quite an attractive looking member of the Iris family, but beware! It produces clusters of bulbils at every node of the stem and ...Read Morespreads very rapidly and is hard to eradicate once established. In South-east Australia, it has become a major weed, especially along roadside verges.