Watsonia meriana

Scientific name

Watsonia meriana

Common name

Watsonia

Family

Iridaceae

Priority

High

Plant description

Seven species of South African Watsonia have naturalised in WA, all garden escapes. They all have corms and stiff, upright sword shaped leaves, and spread by corms and seed. Watsonia meriana has dull orange flowers locally but they may be white, pink or cerise. It is a serious environmental weed.

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