Watsonia

One of the natural wonders of the Cape in South Africa is that one can find another bubl every step. This one was found in a sandy plateau above Ceres with loads of other bulbs.

Watsonia pillansii is a beautiful South African bulb. I saw these carpets frm the road and couldn't resist stopping. Infortunately found out that the carpets are formed in a burnt Australian Acacia scrub and the Watsonia appears just for a short period and than disappear. Look at the green foliage, this is all germinating Acaicas, which are invasive in South Africa.

This beautiful bulb carpets covered burnt fynbos above Ceres.