Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: breëblaar-kanolpypie, kanolpypie, rooipypie, broad-leaf watsonia

Family: Iridaceae (Iris)

Distribution: Northern Cape, Western Cape

Habitat: Sandy and granitic, often damp, soils

IUCN Red list: Not evaluated

National red list: Least Concern

Life form: Geophyte (bulb, corm or tuber - seasonally dormant)

Comments: Watsonia marginata produces a beautiful spike of pink flowers from spring to early summer. It is quite distinguishable from other Watsonias as its flowers aren't tubular, like those of most other Watsonias, but rather more cup-shaped. Its leaves are also distinctive in that they are quite broad and are a bluish-green colour. It grows on sandy or granitic soils from the Bokkeveld Mountains to Hermanus.