Babiana Vanzyliae - Indigenous South African Bulb - 10 Seeds Watermelon Heavily ribbed

Heavily ribbed

It is found throughout the temperate regions of the world and the mountains of the tropics

or "Gousblom" in Afrikaans

It is reportedly naturalized in Madeira and Libya

and is occasionally cultivated for their looks

Babiana Vanzyliae - Indigenous South African Bulb - 10 Seeds Watermelon Heavily ribbedBabiana is a genus of flowering plants in the Family Iridaceae composed of about 80 species. Most of these species (about 49) are found in the south western Cape of Africa, with the remainder distributed in Namaqualand and Northern Cape Province. The native range of the genus is from southern Namibia to the Eastern Cape to southern Zimbabwe, with one species from Socotra off the coast of Somalia. The genus name is derived from the Dutch word baviaan,