Description
The eye-catching flowers of the sparaxis are perennial and give beauty throughout the year.
The flowers are arranged in spikes at the tips of the flowering branches. Each flower is subtended by two leafy flower bracts. These stalkless flowers are predominantly white or cream, but may occasionally be pale yellow or purple-tinged (especially on their undersides). Flowering occurs mainly during spring and early summer.
| Common Name | Wandflower, harlequin flower |
| Height | Up to 3 feet |
| Flower Colour | Mix color |
| Bloom Time | Late spring to early summer |
| Difficulty Level | Easy to grow |
Planting and care
- Fertilize the plant mostly in the spring season, flower bud stage
- Water a plant when the soil feels dry to touch
- If there is a dry spell and it does not rain, you must water the bulbs weekly until the ground freezes
- Apply compost annually to provide nutrients needed for future blooms
- You should fertilize a plant mostly in the spring season, flower bud stage
- After the foliage turns yellow and dies back, it can be pruned off
- Plant the bulbs in a place that receives proper sunlight
Sparaxis care
- Choose a location in full sun and be sure the soil is well-drained
- The one environment that do not tolerate is hot and wet
- Sowing season of Sparaxis is in the summer and winter season
- It should be planted at 10 to 12 cm deep; maintaining 10 to 12 cm spacing between two bulbs
- This bulb requires loose and porous potting soil
- Water only when the soil feels dry to touchSparaxis require very little maintenance
- Use the potting mix for bulb plantation as: Garden soil + Compost + Perlite + Sand (2:2:1:1)Soil + Cocopeat + vermicompost (2:1:2)
| Sunlight | Full sun to partial shade |
| Watering | Moderately |
| Soil | Sandy loam soil |
| Temperature | 20 to 30 degrees Celsius |
| Fertilizer | Apply any organic fertilizer. |
Sparaxis special feature
This stunning ornamental flower is ideal for decoration of garden
Sparaxis uses
Ornamental Use:
- This flowering bulb is used as the ornamental purpose