Lachenalia are perennial plants that grow from bulbs, featuring strap-like leaves that may have dark spots. They produce upright stems topped with racemes or spikes of tubular flowers, which are mildly fragrant in certain species, blooming in autumn, winter, or early spring.

Lachenalia thomasiae

Lachenalia thunbergii

Lachenalia trichophylla

Lachenalia tricophylla

Lachenalia unicolor

Lachenalia unifolia

Lachenalia unifolia var. unifolia

Lachenalia valeriae

Lachenalia vanzyliae is a bulbous perennial that reaches heights of up to 25 cm. It thrives from autumn through spring, featuring elongated, fleshy green leaves that are adorned with prominent maroon-brown spots on their upper surfaces. During the transition from late winter to early spring, it produces spikes bearing tubular flowers, each measuring approximately 3 cm in length. The flowers exhibit a gradient of colors, starting with pale grey-green-blue at the base and shifting to a yellowish grey-green at the tips, which are edged and tipped in grey.

Lachenalia vanzyliae

Lachenalia variegata

Lachenalia variegata from Mamre

Lachenalia violacea

Lachenalia violacea var. glauca

Lachenalia viridiflora is a bulbous perennial that grows up to 20 cm in height. It features two long, strap-like leaves in a pale green hue. During the winter months, it produces spikes adorned with bright blue-green or turquoise flowers that have white tips.

Lachenalia viridiflora

Lachenalia x regeliana

Lachenalia xerophila

Lachenalia youngii

Lachenalia youngii from Humansdorp

Lachenalia zebrina

Lachenalia zebrina f. densiflora

Lachenalia zebrina f. densiflora from Tanqua

Lachenalia zeyheri

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