Hesperantha Pauciflora - Indigenous South African Bulb - 10 Seeds Lettuce bluish green or turquoise flowered

bluish green or turquoise flowered plant with whitish tips is great sown in the autumn

Derived from Asia

nearly circular

Small branchlets emerge from these knobs on which the tiny cylindrical cladodes or leaf-like stems grow

The feathery foliage is used fresh and is added to salads and soups

Hesperantha Pauciflora - Indigenous South African Bulb - 10 Seeds Lettuce bluish green or turquoise floweredHesperantha is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae. The genus name is derived from the Greek words hesperos, meaning "evening", and anthos, meaning "flower". Growing to 20cm with fragrant pink to purple flowers in spring. Flowers open in the afternoons. USDA Zone 8 Season to Sow Autumn Photos with credit to the late Rod and Rachel Saunders, eminent experts on South African indigenous flora.