The tuberous roots of this variety have a dark purple skin and a white flesh that is slightly pinkish just under the skin. This plant is much cultivated in South America for its tuberous, edible, sweet roots usually eaten like fruits. It can grow up to 2 m high. Leaves spatulate-deltoid, pubescent,...

The flowers of this variety have hairs on the margins only. Cutting  Rooted cutting  

Clumping succulent with stems being toothed and about 2 cm in diameter. Flowers star-shaped, 6-7 cm in diameter, with bell-shaped centre, white striped with red. Half shade in Summer. Cutting Rooted cutting 

Rhizomatous bearded iris. Leaves glaucous, 20-30 × 1-4 cm, not deciduous. Inflorescences branched, just over 40 cm long. Flowers 2-4, scented, 8-12 cm in diameter. Tepals violet-blue, yellow-bearded. Balkans (Illyria). Very beautiful and drought-resistant. Drained soil. Hardy. Rhizome 14 cm...

Very beautiful and showy bulbous species, up to 60 cm high. In Spring-Summer it produces wonderful, crimson flowers, looking like the Hippeastrum ones, in quantities of 2-9 per stalk. South Africa (Cape Province). Half-hardy. 1 bulb 9x9 cm pot  

New hybrid obtained in our nursery from Echidnopsis ciliata. Stems strong, reaching 50 cm in length by 10 mm in diameter. Stems are slightly tubercled and dark green in colour, rather reddish in winter. Flowers apical, star-shaped, 8 mm in diameter, glabrous, glossy and unusually brick-red in...