Watsonia meriana
Bulbil Bugle-lily · Kanolpypie, Lakpypie (Afr.)
What’s in the name: Watsonia: honours William Watson, an 18th-century English apothecary and naturalist; meriana: honours Maria Sibylla Merian, the German naturalist and artist.
“a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted”
— Ecclesiastes 3:2 (KJV), The King James Version of the Bible (Project Gutenberg)
Short profile: detailed growing notes for this species are not yet available from SANBI sources.
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Family
Iridaceae
Conservation status
Least Concern, SANBI Red List of South African Plants (assessed as Watsonia meriana (L.) Mill. var. meriana)
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Facts checked against: SANBI Red List of South African Plants, Watsonia meriana (L.) Mill. var. meriana (assessment 2005/06/30); English common name: iNaturalist.