Full Sun
Moderate watering
Tender
10b
USDA zone
2°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
45cm | Max | 15cm |
20cm | Min | 10cm |
Flowering
spring
summer
autumn
winter
Sparaxis tricolor Overview
This species will produce colourful blooms with bright yellow centres and ringed with dark brown. They are produced in spikes of funnel or star-shaped blooms. The stiff leaves are lance-shaped. It will prefer a fertile soil that is sandy and has full sun, but they are not drought tolerant and will prefer a southern exposure.
How to propagate Sparaxis tricolor
Seed
Seeds in the autumn.
Other uses of Sparaxis tricolor
Cutting bed, border, rock garden, container, greenhouse, walls