MASSONIA JASMINIFLORA

This member of the Hyacinthaceae family was given this name by William John Burchell in 1870. It is found in western Lesotho into eastern South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to three centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to one centimetres in height, although the leaves can reach seven centimetres in length. The flowers are white and rarely light pink.

The genera name after Francis Masson, 1741-1805, a British horticulturist, collecting in South Africa. The species name after the sent of the flowers. *) Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Hyacinthaceae is now part of the Asparagaceae.