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Wine Cup (Geissorhiza radians): Dark Centered Purple Flowers

Overview

Geissorhiza radians, known as wine cup or kelkiewynm, is a small cormous plant from South Africa with striking purple flowers with a dark, almost black center. Blooms in spring.

Taxonomy

Family:	Iridaceae (eye-rid-AY-see-ee)
Genus:	Geissorhiza (gees-or-RY-zuh)
Species:	radians (RAD-ee-anz)

Culture

Well-drained soil, full sun. Dry summer dormancy. Grow in pots in wet climates.

Bulbs: Species Hosta montana 'Oba Giboshi' – Wild Type Elegance; Hosta 'Brim Cup' – Deeply Cupped Foliage from 1986; Salvia madrensis: Forsythia Sage with Yellow Flowers; Salvia uliginosa: Bog Sage with Sky-Blue Flowers; Daylily 'Little Wine Cup'; Walking Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe synsepala); Species Tulip (Tulipa turkestanica): Multi-Flowered Wild Tulip; Species Tulip 'Little Beauty' (Tulipa 'Little Beauty'); Species Tulip 'Unicum': Variegated Foliage and Red Flowers; Species Tulip 'Lilac Wonder' (Tulipa bakeri): Lilac-Pink Blooms for Rock Gardens

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