Aristea Africana - Indigenous South African Bulb - 10 Seeds Tomato hood-shaped leaves

hood-shaped leaves

like its Allium cousins

but it is not a lily and all of the species are native to South Africa from the cape to the Limpopo River

Milky-green leaves in rosette

TheRed Thorn Treegrows up to14 metres

Aristea Africana - Indigenous South African Bulb - 10 Seeds Tomato hood-shaped leavesAristea is a genus of perennial, herbaceous and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the iris family (Iridaceae). The genus include 56 species which are distributed in tropical and southern Africa, as well as Madagascar. The genus name is derived from the Greek word arista, meaning "awn". USDA Zone 8 Season to Sow Autumn Photos with credit to the late Rod and Rachel Saunders, eminent experts on South African indigenous flora.