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Watsonia pillansii

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Family: Iridaceae (eye-rid-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Watsonia (wat-SON-ee-uh) (Info)
Species: pillansii (pil-AN-see-eye) (Info)

Synonym:Watsonia beatricis

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Category:
Perennials

Height:
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

Spacing:
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun

Danger:
Handling plant may cause skin irritation or allergic reaction

Bloom Color:
Orange
Red-Orange

Bloom Time:
Late Spring/Early Summer
Mid Summer
Late Summer/Early Fall

Foliage:
Herbaceous

Other details:
Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information:
Non-patented

Propagation Methods:
From bulbils

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

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Profile:

1 positive
No neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

Rating	Author	Comment
Positive	pokerboy	On Jun 28, 2004, pokerboy from Canberra Australia (Zone 8b) wrote: I bought about 20 of these bulbs about 4 months ago and potted most of them. They have already become root-bound. I didn't even plant them at the right depth. Where I live, we can get up to -8 in winter (we have already had a -6), and they thrived right through it. I allow the soil to dry between waterings, and some are only planted in 8cm pots!!! They have been potted into poor soil that seems to take forever to drain. I did, however, plant roughly 8 bulbs into the garden into a well draining, humus-rich soil. They are a lot taller and a lot more vigorous than the others. These are kept moist. It is a great plant to try!!! pokerboy.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

San Diego, California
Whittier, California
Powhatan, Virginia

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