This genus comprises bulbous perennial herbs that originate from Madagascar, various regions of Africa, and India. They are characterized by their fleshy, lanceolate leaves, which display a mottled pattern of silver and green. The flowers are pendulous, exhibiting a combination of bright pink and green hues.

Ledebouria

Ledebouria 'Gary Hammer'

Ledebouria concolor (Baker) Jessop

Ledebouria cooperi is a bulbous perennial that typically reaches a height of 20 cm. It features semi-erect, narrow leaves adorned with prominent purple stripes. During the summer months, it produces a flower spike that showcases many small, bell-shaped flowers in shades of purple-pink, often accented with green tips or stripes. This plant thrives best in a cool greenhouse or an alpine trough.

Ledebouria cooperi

Ledebouria ensifolia

Ledebouria lepida

Ledebouria ovalifolia

Ledebouria pauciflora

Ledebouria revoluta

Ledebouria socialis is a bulbous perennial that typically reaches a height of 25 cm. It features succulent leaves that are lanceolate in shape, displaying a silvery-green coloration with green spots on the upper side and a silvery-purple hue beneath. In the spring, small green flowers emerge on pink stems.