Aristea Africana - Indigenous South African Bulb - 10 Seeds Eggplant sandy & stony soils

sandy & stony soils

open crown or irregularly spreading branches and a short trunk

Leaves turn bronze in winter

Growing to 40cm this clump forming aloe has red flowers emerging sideways

oak leaf lettuce

Aristea Africana - Indigenous South African Bulb - 10 Seeds Eggplant sandy & stony soilsAristea 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.