DRIMIA HAWORTHIOIDES

This member of the Hyacinthaceae family was described by John Gilbert Baker in 1875. It is found in Southern South Africa, growing in wintertime in a well drained soil with little to some water and some sun. The bulb can grow up to eight centimetres in diameter, the leaves to 15 centimetres long. The flowers are green and white to pale purple. The plant can be reproduced both by seeds and scales.

The genera name from Greek; drimys; 'sharp' or 'cutting' for the pointed capsules. The species name because its resemblance with Haworthia.