Baboon Flower


Scientific Name: Babiana stricta (Aiton) Ker Gawl
Family: Iridaceae
Baboon Flower(Babiana stricta)
Babiana stricta in the Curtis Botanical Magazine
Recommended Temperature Zone:
Sunset®: 4-24,29-31

Sun Exposure: Part sun to full sun

Origin: South Africa

Growth Habits: Deciduous bulb

Flowers: Red, purple, violet or blue flowers, in early spring to late spring

Baboon Flower(Babiana stricta)
Babiana stricta in the Curtis Botanical Magazine

Most babianas available on the market are hybrids of Babiana stricta.

Baboon Flower(Babiana stricta)
Babiana stricta in the Curtis Botanical Magazine

Culture:
Plant the corms 3 inches apart (7.5 cm). They grow in winter in mild climate areas, treat as gladiolus in cold winter areas.


 

Desert-Tropicals is dedicated to provide gardening advice, gardening ideas, and information about flower of all kind for landscape and collections.We try to check carefully the identification of the plants on the illustrations as well as the other information from the page, but occasionally errors do occur. if you notice anything that needs to be changed please contact us.Thanks.

© 1998-2020 Philippe Faucon, All Rights Reserved.