MoonGreen

Empty cicada chrysalis seen in Du Toitskloof surrounds.

Lachenalia viridiflora, a member of the hyacinthaceae family, is one of our critically endangered Cape Bulbs and outside of cultivation are found in only a few fractured patches of intact habitat on the West Coast. Their habitat has been under heavy pressure from urban expansion and farming in the area.

The name viridiflora mean "green flowers". Luckily they are fairly common in cultivation. This pot full was grown from seed I obtained from Silver Hill Seeds a few years back.

This is one of my all time favourite flowers and the colour is a big factor in my love of the species.