Iridaceae FAMILY
Bobartia indica
Bobartia indica
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Bobartia indica is an evergreen, perennial plant producing a rosette of 2 - 6 spreading leaves100 - 175cm long; it can grow 25 - 70cm tall from a short, erect, corm-like rhizome[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use in basket making. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeS. Africa - Cape Province
HabitatSandy mountain slopes and flats below 500 metres in the south-western Cape[ 79 Title The World of Iridaceae Publication Author Innes. C. Publisher Year ISBN Description Deals with many of the plants in the Iris family giving brief details of habitat and notes on cultivation. Well illustrated. , 260 Title Conservatory and Indoor Plants Volumes 1 & 2 Publication Author Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books, London. Year 1998 ISBN 0-330-37376-5 Description Excellent photos of over 1,100 species and cultivars with habits and cultivation details plus a few plant uses. Many species are too tender for outdoors in Britain though there are many that can be grown outside. ].