26th March 2007

A slightly scented species, the pretty little flowers wander daintily through the delicate shades of blue and occasionally stumble into lilac.

27th March 2007

7th April 2011

26th April 2018

Although L. orchioides has a wide distribution in the Cape, the ssp. L. orchioides ssp. glaucina is only known from three small locations on the eastern side of Table Mountain.

15th April 2021

I bought it in 2007 from Cotswold Garden Flowers for £4.50. Their catalogue says:

"Spikes of slightly scented astonishing greyed pure blue flowers with pale greyed purple mouths from a brozed stem. Apr-May, 30cm. Good cut flower, tender."

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